The Folded Sky
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The Folded Sky
Narrated by:
Sarah Slimani
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Elizabeth Bear
Summary
Praise for Elizabeth Bear
'Like the best of speculative fiction, Bear has created a fascinating and complete universe
that blends high-tech gadgetry with Old World adventure and political collusion' Publishers Weekly
'This is certainly the best science fiction novel I've read in 2019 so far and I look forward to see how Bear develops the characters and her impressively rich universe' (POPULAR SCIENCE)
'Elizabeth Bear is just as comfortable writing steampunk and fantasy as she is hard science fiction, and Ancestral Night, first half of a duology, brims with heady concepts and sleek far-future hardware. There is a mordant wit at work' (FINANCIAL TIMES)
'Awesome, awe-inspiring space opera. Fittingly, it shifts from weighty themes to lighter humour with dexterity, grace and crackling dialogue' (Daily Mail)
'Bear has constructed a fascinating, absorbing universe populated with compelling and intelligent characters who conform to neither clichés nor stereotypes. It's sci-fi of the top order' (popmatters.com)©2025 Elizabeth Bear
Critic Reviews
This is certainly the best science fiction novel I've read in 2019 so far and I look forward to see how Bear develops the characters and her impressively rich universe.
Machine is a fascinating, compelling, and ultimately satisfying space opera in a vast, complex, weird, and interesting universe
Elizabeth Bear is just as comfortable writing steampunk and fantasy as she is hard science fiction, and Ancestral Night, first half of a duology, brims with heady concepts and sleek far-future hardware. There is a mordant wit at work.
Bear has a striking command of tension and character, and a deep interest in ethics and human behaviour
Awesome, awe-inspiring space opera. Fittingly, it shifts from weighty themes to lighter humour with dexterity, grace and crackling dialogue
Bear has constructed a fascinating, absorbing universe populated with compelling and intelligent characters who conform to neither clichés nor stereotypes. It's sci-fi of the top order.
Initially I was disappointed with Sarah Sumiani after having listened wraptly to Nneka Okoye and Adjoa Andoh,as the actor seemed to be just reading the text not playing the parts. Every sentence was enunciated slowly and carefully, and energy was lacking. I’m not sure what the director was trying to achieve. I overcame this hurdle by increasing the speed to 1.2x. It injected more urgency into her voice which in my mind it really needed. So do not give up on this book if you find as I did, simply increase the reading speed to add a much needed urgency to Sarah’s words.
A Squash-buckling Space Opera in a Dangerous Universe
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