The Splinter in the Sky

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A USA TODAY BESTSELLER

A breathtaking space opera (Publishers Weekly, starred review) about a young tea expert who is taken as a political prisoner and recruited to spy on government officialsa role that may empower her to win back her nations independenceperfect for fans of N.K. Jemisin and Nnedi Okorafor.

The dust may have just settled in the failed war of conquest between the Holy Vaalbaran Empire and the Ominirish Republic, but the last Emperors surrender means little to a lowly scribe like Enitan. All she wants is to quit her day job and expand her fledgling tea business. But when her lover is assassinated and her sibling is abducted by Imperial soldiers, Enitan abandons her idyllic plans and weaves her tea tray up through the heart of the Vaalbaran capital. There, she learns just how far she is willing to go to exact vengeance, free her sibling, and perhaps even secure her homelands freedom.

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"A breathtaking space opera debut... Delving into serious sociopolitical matters without ever losing the shine of hope, this tense adventure packs a punch."
--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"Highly recommended for fans of N. K. Jemisin's Inheritance trilogy and Rebecca Roanhorse's Between Earth and Sky series."
--Booklist, Starred Review
"The Vaalbarans' personal and political oppression of the Korikese calls to mind European conquests across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania... A strong debut with soft SF elements offering major crossover appeal for fantasy aficionados."
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

Author Bio

Kemi Ashing-Giwa was born and raised in Southern California, where she grew up on a steady diet of sci-fi and fantasy. She has an undergraduate degree in integrative biology and astrophysics from Harvard University and is currently a PhD student in the Earth and planetary sciences department at Stanford University. She is the author of the novel The Splinter in the Sky and the forthcoming novella This World Is Not Yours.