A Fire Born of Exile

406 pages

English language

Published Feb. 24, 2023 by Orion Publishing Group, Limited.

ISBN:: 978-1-4732-2343-1

A Fire Born of Exile is a sapphic Nirvana in Fire/Count of Monte Cristo in space.

Out Oct 12th from Gollancz in hardback/ebook/audio (UK/Europe/Commonwealth) and JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc in paperback/ebook (US & Canada)!

A scholar, betrayed and left for dead, returns in disguise for revenge. She plans to bring the entire opulent, decadent society of the habitats crashing down.

Falling in love wasn’t part of the plan.

(Taken from www.aliettedebodard.com/)

A Fire Born of Exile is a sapphic Nirvana in Fire/Count of Monte Cristo in space.

Out Oct 12th from Gollancz in hardback/ebook/audio (UK/Europe/Commonwealth) and JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc in paperback/ebook (US & Canada)!

A scholar, betrayed and left for dead, returns in disguise for revenge. She plans to bring the entire opulent, decadent society of the habitats crashing down.

Falling in love wasn’t part of the plan.

(Taken from www.aliettedebodard.com/)

3 editions

enne📚 reviewed A Fire Born of Exile by Aliette de Bodard

4 stars

I am a huge sucker for Aliette de Bodard's Xuya universe and have enjoyed the books that I've read. This one is a standalone revenge and romance story in that universe.

The big character tension of the novel is Quỳnh being torn between her angry mindship friend Guts of Sea and her new acquaintance Thiên Hoà. Guts of Sea is ready to tear everything down no matter the cost or sacrifice, and has forged a plan for revenge with Quỳnh. Hoà is a cinnamon roll of pragmatic honesty who shows up and gives Quỳnh something to live for.

Just a good solid story all around.

I am a huge sucker for Aliette de Bodard's Xuya universe and have enjoyed the books that I've read. This one is a standalone revenge and romance story in that universe.

The big character tension of the novel is Quỳnh being torn between her angry mindship friend Guts of Sea and her new acquaintance Thiên Hoà. Guts of Sea is ready to tear everything down no matter the cost or sacrifice, and has forged a plan for revenge with Quỳnh. Hoà is a cinnamon roll of pragmatic honesty who shows up and gives Quỳnh something to live for.

Just a good solid story all around.