Frontier
the stunning heartfelt science fiction debut
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- 3,99 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
'Curtis oozes charm and humour in this pacey debut, which will be devoured by fans of Fallout and Firefly' TAMSYN MUIR
'I'm officially a member of the Grace Curtis fan club!' AMIE KAUFMAN
'A real treat' MAX GLADSTONE
A heartfelt queer romance in a high noon standoff with Earth's uncertain future, full of love, loss, and laser guns. Perfect for fans of Becky Chambers and Mary Robinette Kowal.
In the distant future, climate change has reduced Earth to a hard-scrabble wasteland. Saints and sinners, lawmakers and sheriffs, gunslingers and horse thieves abound. Folk are as diverse and divided as they've ever been - except in their shared suspicions when a stranger comes to town.
One night a ship falls from the sky, bringing the planet's first visitor in three hundred years.
She's armed, she's scared . . . and she's looking for someone.
'Delightfully inventive' KATE DYLAN
'Be prepared to devour this book in one sitting' BETH REVIS
READERS LOVE GRACE CURTIS
'I was hooked from the start. I devoured this incredible book in two sittings and there were so many things I enjoyed about it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Simply terrific!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I absolutely adored Frontier - it's rare that a book of two halves is equally wonderful in both, but I was utterly engrossed right the way through. I loved the Western-styled atmosphere of the first half, and the unspooling story (with grand world-building) of the second' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This book was such a joy to read and I could barely put it down!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This is a very clever, very fun and exciting book and one that I will definitely buy' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The far-future Earth of Curtis's rocky debut is devastated and near abandoned when its first visitor in three centuries falls from an escape pod. There's an Old West feel to this apocalyptic world, which will draw in readers of weird westerns, but after the strong opening, the plot devolves into an increasingly disjointed series of vignettes, each featuring a different name for the newly arrived "stranger" and a different trial she must overcome in her trek to be reunited with the rest of her ship and the woman she loves. Raising the stakes are the nefarious High Sheriff at New Destiny and his invidious Deputy Seawall, who pose a threat to the stranger's mission. The style shifts repeatedly and often abruptly as Curtis gradually reveals her heroine's military backstory and the truth of her arrival on Earth. A moving theme of redemption and an admirable focus on environmentalism are both obscured by the jerky and convoluted structure. There are good ideas here, but the execution falters.
