Ethera Grave
Book Three of The Graven
-
-
3.0 • 1 Rating
-
-
- $12.99
-
- $12.99
Publisher Description
'A KILLER STORY WITH REAL HEART AND SOUL' Alastair Reynolds on the Graven series
In the final book of this genre-breaking, roller coaster of a space opera trilogy, bold new voice Essa Hansen will stretch the limits of your imagination in this adventure perfect for fans of The Expanse and A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet.
Caiden has finally been reunited with his sister Leta after ten years on the run with his unique starship, and has managed to convince his longtime enemy - Threi - to join his side. But the multiverse isn't safe yet. Threi's sister Abriss is still the most powerful being in existence. And she still wants to collapse their beautiful, diverse, constellation of multiverses down to one, growing more powerful and more ruthless with each unique universe she destroys.
As Abriss's strength grows, her sanity wanes under the burden of the universe's whispers. And Caiden must weigh his final choices against a new risk: if he finally unlocks the ancient Graven abilities lying dormant in his genetics and saves the multiverse, he risks losing himself to the whispers - just as Abriss has. For the last time, Caiden and his makeshift family must carry the fate of all the worlds in their hands.
Praise for the Graven series:
'Exceptional . . . . The sheer imagination in this book is staggering . . . Reads like a Becky Chambers novel crossed with Firefly' Michael Mammay, author of Planetside
'A sucker-punch to the senses' Alastair Reynolds, author of Revenger
'Gripping and inventive . . . will delight even as it breaks your heart' Megan E. O'Keefe, award-winning author of Velocity Weapon
'A compelling sf story that will draw in and hold readers until the very last page' Library Journal
The Graven series:
Nophek Gloss
Azura Ghost
Ethera Grave
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Parallel universes pop like champagne bubbles in the fizzy and frenetic final space opera of Hansen's Graven series (after Azura Ghost). Caiden Winn is locked into a hopeless mission to thwart the homogenized Unity, an ever expanding pocket universe ruled by Abriss Cetre, from swallowing up all the other individual bubbles of the multiverse. He finds an unlikely ally in Abriss's estranged brother, Threi, and together they plot to sever Abriss from the noncorporeal Graven spirit, Ethera, that drives her and gives her power. While Threi and Caiden's team assaults the Unity's capital, Caiden projects himself back in time to find the threads that tie Ethera to Caiden's own ancient Graven mentor, Azura, and to Vaith, a remnant spirit linked directly to Caiden himself. Not for the uninitiated, this outing takes a cosmic perspective, rapidly oscillating between distant pasts and wild futures with Caiden and his friends often caught in the turbulent temporal shifts. Luckily, a deeply human spark of loyalty among the fighters keeps the chill of the multiverse from freezing out its readers. This proves a worthy finale.
