Radiance
A passionate SF tale from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author, Catherynne M. Valente.
Description
Severin Unck's father is a famous director of Gothic romances in an alternate 1986 in which talking movies are still a daring innovation due to the patent-hoarding Edison family. Rebelling against her father's films of passion, intrigue, and spirits from beyond, Severin starts making documentaries, traveling through space and investigating the levitator cults of Neptune and the lawless saloons of Mars. But her latest film, which investigates the disappearance of a diving colony on a watery Venus populated by island-sized alien creatures, will be her last. Severin is a realist in a fantastic universe.
Reviews
Starred Review. "...descriptions are lush and striking, her worlds reveling in the dreamiest of nods to classic science fiction, where alien planets are full of life and easily reachable... A heady, strange, and beautifully written novel about how stories give form to worlds." - Kirkus
Starred Review. "Valente employs a variety of writing styles, from scripts and diaries to newspaper articles and interviews, to tell Severin’s story, moving back and forth across time and character viewpoints." - Library Journal
One of the most anticipated books of 2015. - SFF Book Reviews