What if this, all of it, is real?Ī reimagining of Joan of Arc’s story given a space opera, giant robot twist, the Nullvoid Chronicles is a story about the nature of truth, the power of belief, and the interplay of both in the stories we tell ourselves.Ī Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books. The deeper they get into their charade, however, the more they start to doubt their convictions. Yet their survival banks on mastering the holy mech they are supposedly destined for, and convincing the Emperor of the Faithful that they are the real deal. Yang creates an expansive civilisation with a religion that dominates every part of it, and one that is at war with a group of Heretics that believes everything comes down to technology. Their angel is a delusion, brought on by hereditary space exposure. The world of The Genesis of Misery is as fascinating as it is complicated. Raised on a remote moon colony, they don’t believe in any kind of god. It’s an old, familiar story: a young person hears the voice of an angel saying they have been chosen as a warrior to lead their people to victory in a holy war.īut Misery Nomaki (she/they) knows they are a fraud. An immersive, electrifying space-fantasy, Neon Yang's debut novel The Genesis of Misery is full of high-tech space battles and political machinations, starring a queer and diverse array of pilots, princesses, and prophetic heirs.
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