The Serpent Sea
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The Serpent Sea
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Moon, once a solitary wanderer, has become consort to Jade, sister queen of the Indigo Cloud court. Together, they travel with their people on a pair of flying ships in hopes of finding a new home for their colony. Moon finally feels like he's found a tribe where he belongs.
Nominated for the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Series
Moon, once a solitary wanderer, has become consort to Jade, sister queen of the Indigo Cloud court. Together, they travel with their people on a pair of flying ships in hopes of finding a new home for their colony. Moon finally feels like he's found a tribe where he belongs.
But when the travelers reach the ancestral home of Indigo Cloud, shrouded within the trunk of a mountain-sized tree, they discover a blight infecting its core. Nearby they find the remains of the invaders who may be responsible, as well as evidence of a devastating theft. This discovery sends Moon and the hunters of Indigo Cloud on a quest for the heartstone of the tree—a quest that will lead them far away, across the Serpent Sea.
In this follow-up to The Cloud Roads, Martha Wells returns with a world-spanning odyssey, a mystery that only provokes more questions—and the adventure of a lifetime.
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Series: Books of the Raksura
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Praise for The Serpent Sea and The Books of the Raksura: "Breathtakingly surprising and fun. Wells is a master worldbuilder." — The New York Times
"Wildly original world-building, diverse and engaging characters, and a thrilling adventure plot. It’s that rarest of fantasies: fresh and surprising." — N. K. Jemisin
"Truly inventive and stunningly imaginative world building perfectly melded with vivid, engaging characters." — Kate Elliott
"Using its alien protagonist to explore the politics of gender and belonging, this is a fascinating read for SF readers looking for something out of the ordinary." — Publishers Weekly
"A wonderful and spellbinding sequel that gloriously continues the saga of the shapeshifting Raksura." — RisingShadow.net
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781597803328
Publisher: Night Shade Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 February 2012
Country: United States
Imprint: Night Shade Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 612g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Martha Wells is the author of more than a dozen science fiction and fantasy novels, including the Ile-Rien series (The Death of the Necromancer), the Murderbot Diaries series (All Systems Red), and the Books of the Raksura (The Cloud Roads). Her work has won the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Awards, been nominated for the Nebula and Compton Crook awards, and been published in eight languages. Wells lives in College Station, Texas.
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