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Biographical Note: Praise for Hell's Heart: " Wow." - John Scalzi "A startling, ferocious love letter to all the rawest emotions the human body can produce... Moby Dick meets Treasure Planet by way of Fleabag -- an unbelievable accomplishment from a tremendous author." - Sarah Gailey, USA Today bestselling author of Spread Me and Just Like Home "Equal parts funny, saucy and philosophical."- Scientific American "One of my favorite books of the year... utterly transfixing." - Charlie Jane Anders "Fey, funny, and extremely metal." - Malka Older, author of The Mimicking of Known Successes "A towering love song to both Melville and Joan D. Vinge, a marvelous, intricate, heart-shattering romp." - Lilith Saintcrow, author of the Dante Valentine series "[A ] terrifying, fatally fascinating ride into the heart of Jupiter's blood-red hell." - Judith Tarr " Hell's Heart goes like gangbusters and is entirely unhinged. I'll follow Alexis Hall anywhere."--Kelly Robson, author of High Times in the Low Parliament "A gorgeously written science-fictional picaresque, full of blood and guts and foolhardy daring, sperm jokes, a gracious lot of fucking, pirates, and a cult dedicated to the god who will devour the universe whose prophet mutters cryptic quotation... I'll be thinking about it for a while. I recommend it: It feels real, and honest, and messily ambitious." - Locus "An update to Melville by way of Wilde with a modern, frequently erotic sensibility. The narrative alternates between propulsive action, uncanny world-building, and the narrator's own soul-searching, but always maintains a constant seeking ferocity at its core... This catastrophic prophecy of humanity's spacefaring future marries with scenes of feverish beauty for an imaginative and unforgettable adventure." - Shelf Awareness "[A] dazzling retelling of Moby Dick... Hall captures a breathtaking sense of adventure throughout. This thrills." - Publishers Weekly, starred review "Hall brings their signature flair to the story, imbuing the narrative with steamy queer romance, electric prose and shrewd insights into a postcapitalist hellscape whose mores are only the slightest exaggeration of our own." - Bookpage "A fantastic space adventure that any fan of sf or even Earth-bound adventure novels will love." - Booklist, starred review "Call me fangirl! This is Hall's best, weirdest, and most snarkily delightful book yet. Whether you like even-more-queer Moby Dick retellings, space whales, disaster bi drama, Jovian gaslamp science fiction, razor-sharp satire of capitalist theology, Locked-Tomb-style obscure jokes, Cthulhu cultist crew members, thematically-important infodumps about xenobiology - or better yet all of those things tied together in intricate perfection - this will be your jam." - Ruthanna Emrys, author of A Half-Built Garden"Balls-to-the-wall from page one." - Jenny Hamilton, Reactor "Unlike Melville's Ishmael, Hall's protagonist has sexual relationships that are textual rather than subtextual and also pretty hot. The worldbuilding is strong and--as is the case in the most resonant science fiction--disturbingly plausible... a good old-fashioned space yarn." - Kirkus Praise for Alexis Hall: "Hall is a dizzyingly talented writer, one likely to spur envy in anyone who's ever picked up a pen."-- Entertainment Weekly on Boyfriend Material "Simply the best writer I've come across in years."--Laura Kinsale, New York Times bestselling author "Absolutely delightful, like a chocolate box, full of unexpected and brilliant references, sparklingly witty."--Genevieve Cogman, author of The Invisible Library on The Affair of the Mysterious Letter "An extended romp through a wild range of alternate universes with a bizarre cast of characters. Don't miss this fun, queer, clever intrigue!"--Malka Older, author of The Mimicking of Known Successes "I haven't been so enchanted and delighted by a book in years... the most perfect blend of gentle humour, wild creativity and love."--Emma Newman, author of Atlas Alone "Extraordinarily imaginative. This is the most fun I've had between two covers in a while!"--Lara Elena Donnelly, author of Amberlough "Full of adventure, chaos, magic, and lust, this will enthrall Hall's fans and new readers alike."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Mortal Follies "Utterly enchanting"-- Publishers Weekly, starred review , on Confounding Oaths "Thoroughly queer and extraordinary."-- Kirkus, starred review, on Something Extraordinary "Hall has a gift for humor but is also skilled at composing passages that evoke the deepest emotions, whether the ache of long-denied love, crushing grief or the relief and soulful joy of being accepted and adored as one's most authentic self."-- Library Journal, starred review, on A Lady For a Duke "Hall has hit it out of the park with this emotionally resonant, character-driven Regency romance... stellar."-- Bookpage, starred review, on A Lady for a Duke "Hall is a consistently beautiful writer."-- Kirkus, starred review, on A Lady for a Duke "The characters are charmingly flawed, with enough chemistry to see them through some serious ups and downs... full of poetry and honesty."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review, on For Real Review Citations:
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Hell's Heart
$35.99