Glorious Angels

Justina Robson (acclaimed author of NATURAL HISTORY, LIVING NEXT DOOR TO THE GOD OF LOVE and the Quantum Gravity series) is back with a cutting-edge novel of science, adventure and ideas. On a world where science and magic are hard to tell apart, a stranger arrives in a remote town with news of political turmoil to come. And a young woman learns that she must free herself from the role she has accepted. Always vivid, always full of stunning ideas and imagery, Justina Robson is the ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD shortlisted author of some of our most exciting, yet philosophical SF. A new novel from her is a major event in the SF calendar. Justina Robson (acclaimed Author Of Natural History, Living Next Door To The God Of Love And The Quantum Gravity Series) Is Back With A Cutting Edge Novel Of Science, Adventure And Ideas. On A World Where Science And Magic Are Hard To Tell Apart A Stranger Arrives In A Remote Town With News Of Political Turmoil To Come. And A Young Woman Learns That She Must Free Herself From The Role She Has Accepted. Always Vivid, Always Full Of Stunning Ideas And Imagery, Justina Robson Is The Clarke Award-winning Author Of Some Of Our Most Exciting, Yet Philosophical Sf. A New Novel From Her Is A Major Event In The Sf Calendar. Tralane lives in the towering spire of Glimshard, one of the Eight, a city of Mages. The Mages of Glimshard have made their reputations, learnt their trade, by digging up relics of the past and discovering how they work. But now the future is pressing. The Empire is shaking; the war in the South is going badly and even the unknowable, utterly alien Karoo have been touched by it. Factions within Glimshard are eyeing power. And in the far forests, at the most important archaeological site ever found, the death toll is mounting. This is no time to have daughters who are testing their strength against you and the world