The Rule of Chaos

My favourite kind of grand space opera, where anything can happen and usually does at great speed * Ben Aaronovitch, author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Rivers of London series * An audaciously joyous debut full of heart. I loved stepping into Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson’s world of heroes and prophecies, friendships like family, and an epic adventure through the stars * Nalini Singh, New York Times-bestselling author of the Psy-Changeling and Guild Hunter series * I blooming loved it! It reminded me of Lois McMasters Bujold x 2000AD (Halo Jones in particular) with a large helping of Doctor Who - utterly absorbing space opera! * Louie Stowell, author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Loki: A Bad God’s Guide series * I just love this universe. I was both teased and pleased, and I am already ready for more * Jay McGuiness, vocalist of The Wanted and author of Blood Flowers * Angry girls. Swoony simps. A galaxy-spanning future space quest with some fun little pit stops to visit a demon in 1812 London. Honestly, what’s not to devour? * S. A. MacLean, author of The Phoenix Keeper * An impressive blend of space opera and Regency romance… Endlessly creative and brimming with insightful commentary on imperialism, The Principle of Moments manages to be both epic and intimate - a true feat * Kemi Ashing-Giwa, USA Today-bestselling author of The Splinter in the Sky * Truly original… An epic space adventure that tears down colonialism and builds instead a shimmering, achingly powerful message of agency, loyalty, and destiny. I loved every second of this book * Lorraine Wilson, British Fantasy Award-winning author of We Are All Ghosts in the Forest * An answer to the question of: what happens if you cross Star Wars with Doctor Who? And then make it queer (queerer in Doctor Who’s case), Black, and fundamentally disinterested in making excuses for the violence of empire? It’s entertaining as all hell: it gets the vibe of being twelve years old and watching a lightsaber ignite on the big screen * Locus Magazine * Every page shines with the vigour and passion of youth * The Financial Times * A sprawling space opera fantasy stuffed with familiar tropes * The Guardian * It has enthusiasm to burn, and characters you’ll root for * SFX * The perfect antidote to any January blues * New Scientist * At once a meticulous space opera - with hints of N. K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy - and a centuries-spanning love story * The Bookseller *

Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson is a Sunday Times bestselling author and co-founder of the organisation Impact of Omission. Winner of the inaugural Gollancz and Rivers of London BAME SFF Award in 2020, now known as the Future Worlds Prize, her writing is invariably about Black people dismantling space empires, travelling through time, and saving the world - often simultaneously.