How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge
Rory Thorne must use the fairy blessings gifted to her to change the multiverse in the second book in this space opera duology.
After avoiding an arranged marriage, thwarting a coup, and inadvertently kick-starting a revolution, Rory Thorne is no longer a princess, but a space pirate.
Her new life is interrupted when Rory and her crew - former royal bodyguards, Thorsdottir and Zhang, and co-conspirator Jaed - encounter an abandoned ship registered under a false name, seemingly fallen victim to attack. As they investigate, they find evidence of vicious technology and arithmancy, alien and far beyond known capabilities.
The only answer to all the destruction is the mysterious, and unexpected, cargo: a rose plant. One that reveals themself to be sentient - and designed as a massive biological weapon. Rose seeks to escape their intended fate, and Rory and her friends must act fast when the attackers return with their superior weaponry.
As the situation gains the attention of an increasing number of alien races, Rory finds herself acting as negotiator and diplomat, in order to save Rose and her friends - and avert an unprecedented war.
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K. Eason
K. Eason has always been drawn to questions that live in the gray areas, what happens when myth collides with politics, when technology wears the mask of magic, and when the stories we inherit don’t quite fit the world we live in. That curiosity has carried into every corner of her fiction, from spacefaring fairy-tale heroines to murder-mystery mecha stalking the ruins of forgotten civilizations.
Her first trilogy, On the Bones of Gods, introduced readers to a world where Viking-like magic and Roman-shaped empire clashed in brutal, beautiful ways. With The Thorne Chronicles she leapt into space, blending the wit of a fairy tale with the grit of political science fiction in How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse and its sequel. Most recently, The Weep (Nightwatch on the Hinterlands and Nightwatch Over Windscar) fused alien ruins, detective intrigue, and magical technology into stories that feel at once intimate and expansive. Across all these series runs a constant thread: a fascination with power, privilege, and the choices that shape identity.
The Thorne Chronicles
The Thorne Chronicles consists of two books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
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