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The Promise of the Child: Volume One of the Amaranthine Spectrum
The Promise of the Child: Volume One of the Amaranthine Spectrum | Tom Toner
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To call The Promise of the Child one of the most accomplished debuts of 2015 so far is to understate its weightinstead, let me moot that it is among the most significant works of science fiction released in recent years. Tor.com It is the 147th century. In the radically advanced post-human worlds of the Amaranthine Firmament, there is a contender to the Immortal throne: Aaron the Long-Life, the Pretender, a man who is not quite a man. In the barbarous hominid kingdoms of the Prism Investiture, where life is short, cheap, and dangerous, an invention is born that will become the Firmaments most closely kept secret. Lycaste, a lovesick recluse outcast for an unspeakable crime, must journey through the Provinces, braving the grotesques of an ancient, decadent world to find his salvation. Sotiris, grieving the loss of his sister and awaiting the madness of old age, must relive his twelve thousand years of life to stop the man determined to become Emperor. Ghaldezuel, knight of the stars, must plunder the rarest treasure in the Firmamentthe object the Pretender will stop at nothing to obtain. From medieval Prague to a lonely Mediterranean cove, and eventually far into the strange vastness of distant worlds, The Promise of the Child is a debut novel of gripping action and astounding ambition unfolding over hundreds of thousands of years, marking the arrival of a brilliant new talent in science fiction.
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Vinjii
Vinjii
The Promise of the Child: of the Amaranthine Spectrum | Tom Toner
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One of my favourite books last year. It‘s an epic science fiction but with a bit of a fantasy feel. It plays in the 147th century and the remaining humans are 12,000 years old and immortal. It‘s complex and demands a lot of attention from the reader but I found the story and world captivating! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Sumi
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The Promise of the Child: Volume One of the Amaranthine Spectrum | Tom Toner
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Totally late start on #24in48 today. My third book with books held for me at the library.

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Sumi
Sumi
The Promise of the Child: Volume One of the Amaranthine Spectrum | Tom Toner

3rd book in the readathon. Not sure I'm understanding what is going on but it is becoming clearer as I read more. It is like a future where everything has become both more diverse in terms of types of humans and very stratified and formal socially.

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The Promise of the Child: Volume One of the Amaranthine Spectrum | Tom Toner
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I've heard some great stuff about this, and Tom is a lovely guy, so I was thrilled to see this poster at Victoria station a few days ago!

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Vinjii
Vinjii
The Promise of the Child: Volume One of the Amaranthine Spectrum | Tom Toner
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I'd say "pick" but with a warning. It's a Space Opera which very much doesn't explain anything but lets you discover the world along with the story. I spent the majority of the book confused but the prose is beautiful and engaging. It's also very much the first in a trilogy and is only the beginning without a satisfying ending and book 2 and 3 aren't out yet. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

BookishFeminist Sounds interesting! 8y
Vinjii @BookishFeminist His prose is very engaging and his worldbuilding is fantastic. But also very complex. 8y
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Vinjii
Vinjii
The Promise of the Child: Volume One of the Amaranthine Spectrum | Tom Toner
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We had the discussion about manly and womanly laughs and other things, but excuse me, someone please explain how to chuckle like porridge pouring from a bowl? #findoftheday

SusanInTiburon "Huh pluhh pluhh huhp" ???? 8y
Vinjii @SusanInTiburon 😂 8y
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The Promise of the Child: Volume One of the Amaranthine Spectrum | Tom Toner

We had the discussion about manly and womanly laughs and other things, but excuse me, someone please explain how to chuckle like porridge pouring from a bowl? #findoftheday