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The Principle of Moments

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‘My favourite kind of grand space opera’ BEN AARONOVITCH She's searching for the emperor who stole her sister. He's searching for the prince who stole his heart. The entire universe is at stake. The Principle of Moments is a centuries-spanning adventure unmissable for fans of the... Read More
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The Principle of Moments

Winner of the inaugural Future Worlds Prize for SFF writers of colour, this is science fiction like you've never seen it before...

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‘My favourite kind of grand space opera’ BEN AARONOVITCH

She's searching for the emperor who stole her sister.

He's searching for the prince who stole his heart.

The entire universe is at stake.

The Principle of Moments is a centuries-spanning adventure unmissable for fans of the spacefaring found family of Becky Chambers, the magical London of V. E. Schwab, and the epic climate-craft of N. K. Jemisin.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:

‘This book! OMG this book was everything I could hope for! A queer love story, a space story, a rebel story and so well written’ 5-star reader review

‘An absolute stonker of a debut... I was hooked the whole way through’ 5-star reader review

‘I absolutely devoured this book! Everything I could possibly want with Star Wars / Doctor Who vibes mixed in with Pride and Prejudice’ 5-star reader review

‘THIS is how you write a "chosen one" story! Jikiemi-Pearson is going straight on my "instant read" list of authors’ 5-star reader review

‘I have read quite a few debuts this year and this was easily my top of the year’ 5-star reader review

‘OMG, this book was amazing... Fantastic if you like N.K. Jemisin and Doctor Who... Well worth five stars’ 5-star reader review

‘Hang on and enjoy the ride!’ 5-star reader review

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781473234215

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 August 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gollancz

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 360g

Pages: 512

About the Author

Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson is a science-fantasy author and co-founder of the organisation Impact of Omission. Her writing is invariably about Black people dismantling space empires, travelling through time, and saving the world - often simultaneously.

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