The Stars Are Legion

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Somewhere on the outer rim of the universe, a mass of decaying worldships known as the Legion is traveling in the seams between the stars. For generations, a war for control of the Legion has been waged, with no clear resolution. As worlds continue to die, a desperate plan is put into motion.

Zan wakes with no memory, prisoner of a people who say they are her family. She is told she is their salvation the only person capable of boarding the Mokshi, a world-ship with the power to leave the Legion. But Zans new family is not the only one desperate to gain control of the prized ship. Zan must choose sides in a genocidal campaign that will take her from the edges of the Legions gravity well to the very belly of the world. Zan will soon learn that she carries the seeds of the Legions destruction and its possible salvation.

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"In a universe where the word for spaceship is the same as for world, two women struggle to escape a perpetual war in this dystopic yet hopeful space opera. This gripping book is both hard to read and easy to appreciate." -- - STARRED REVIEW, * Publishers Weekly *
"One word will do it: Badass." -- -- John Scalzi, * bestselling author of The Old Man's War series and The Collapsing Empire *
"With mind-bending betrayals, heart-wrenching loves, souls and bodies driven to frenetic motion by war and hope, THE STARS ARE LEGION is a profoundly moving tale of self-discovery and self-construction in a world as wondrously layered as its unforge able protagonist." -- Ken Liu * , Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Locus Award winner and author of THE GRACE OF KINGS *
"Grabs you like a gravity well and wont let go. This is a dark, haunting, recursive tale, unlike any other space opera with which youre familiar. Discovering Kameron Hurleys work is like fi nding a whole new galaxy, and she is the star at its center." -- Chuck Wendig * , NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Star Wars: A ermath trilogy and the Miriam *
"A visceral, optimistic mash-up of new, weird, and grimdark science fiction that is a cracking good read. Hurley has really leveled up." -- MaryJo Schimelpfenig * , Powells Books *
"The Stars Are Legion is poised to be Kameron Hurley's mainstream breakthrough, but apparently no one told her. It's unlike any space opera youve ever reada bizarro blend of New Weird adventure, political thriller, and body horror; and an intimate examination of two deeply damaged women. Its as visceral and violently angry as anything she's ever written, a ragged scream from the heart of a broken worldbut one not past mending, if there are people brave enough to build a better one." -- Joel Cunnigham * , B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog *

Author Bio

KAMERON HURLEY is an award-winning author, advertising copywriter and online scribe. She has won the Hugo Award, Kitschy Award, and Sydney J Bounds Award for Best Newcomer; she has also been a finalist for the Arthur C Clarke Award, Nebula Award, Locus Award, BFS Award, the David Gemmell Morningstar Award, and the BSFA Award for Best Novel. Her non-fiction has been featured inThe Atlantic,Locus, and the game-changing collectionThe Geek Feminist Revolution. http-//www.kameronhurley.com https-//twitter.com/KameronHurley