Space Oddity
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Publisher Description
'Like Douglas Adams writing on a sugar high' Publishers Weekly
The greatest contest in the galaxy is back! The stakes are high, the stage is electric, the glam is on point, and yet again the fate Planet Earth depends on the players' ability to ROCK.
Yes, yes, of course Decibel Jones and the Absolute Zeroes saved the world.
But what have they done for us lately?
The Metagalactic Grand Prix is back. The stage is set for the 101st season of this part-gladiatorial contest, part-beauty pageant, part-concert extravaganza, and the stakes couldn't be higher.
But while Decibel Jones and the Absolute Zeroes are busy preparing for the contest (after finishing in tenth place the last time round) the fate of the Earth is once again threatened.
Malevolent forces are gathering, hatching a nefarious plot to disrupt the peace and take down these upstarts. But will humanity be able to rise again?
Return to the world of the hilarious Space Opera in this exhilarating new novel from New York Times bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente.
'Electric and breathless, it has the heart of Douglas Adams and the soul of David Bowie' Chuck Wendig on SPACE OPERA
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this gonzo sequel to 2018's Space Opera, Valente dives deep into cosmic absurdity and intergalactic hijinks, throwing temporal paradoxes, uncaring bureaucracy, and myriad pop culture references together in a glittering cacophony of extended metaphors and weird imagery. Mere days after saving Earth by surviving the interstellar music contest known as the Metagalactic Grand Prix, aging rocker Decibel Jones and his temporally resurrected bandmate Mira Wonderful Star now navigate a capricious, chaotic cosmos as part of their "Contractually Obligated Publicity and Interstellar Diplomacy Tour." It's relatively uneventful, until Decibel asks their ship to take them "somewhere cool" and promptly stumbles across a previously undiscovered species. Cue another round of the Grand Prix, as Jones and Mira sponsor a representative of the profoundly uninterested Vedriti in an effort to prove the species' sentience as per the galaxy's standards. This narrative through line hides within a solar system of alien logic, random asides, laugh-out-loud humor, and introspective time-outs. Still, Valente finds scattered moments of genuine emotion for her protagonists. Dense, elaborate, and wacky, this reads like Douglas Adams writing on a sugar high.
