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2011: God's War by @kameronhurley.com

Fascinating worldbuilding – an Islamic-influenced colony world with insect-based technology – and a great main character in Nyx, a bisexual government assassin/secret police type. A hell of a debut novel.

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Cover of God's War; gold-ish, with geometric art. Blurb Nyx had already been to hell. One prayer more or less wouldn't make any difference... On a ravaged, contaminated world, a centuries-old holy war rages, fought by a bloody mix of mercenaries, magicians, and conscripted soldiers. Though the origins of the war are shady and complex, there's one thing everybody agrees on: There's not a chance in hell of ending it. Nyx is a former government assassin who makes a living cutting off heads for cash. But when a dubious deal between her government and an alien gene pirate goes bad, Nyx's ugly past makes her the top pick for a covert recovery. The head they want her to bring home could end the war—but at what price? The world is about to find out. Book 1 of the Bel Dame Apocrypha Originally published by Night Shade, January 2011 SFF Awards Winner: Kitschies: (2012, Best Debut Novel) Nominated: Nebula Award (2012) Novel Nominated: BSFA Awards (2014) Shortlisted: Arthur C Clarke Award (2014) Shortlisted: Locus Awards (2012) Nominated: Gaylactic Spectrum Award (2012)
March 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM