All the Windwracked Stars, Elizabeth Bear
All the Windwracked Stars, Elizabeth Bear
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All the Windwracked Stars

Author: Elizabeth Bear

Narrator: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading

Unabridged: 11 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/05/2017

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

From the author of The Stone in the Skull

It all began with Ragnarok, with the Children of the Light and the Tarnished ones battling to the death in the ice and the dark. At the end of the long battle, one Valkyrie survived, wounded, and one valraven—the steeds of the valkyrie.

Because they lived, Valdyrgard was not wholly destroyed. Because the valraven was transformed in the last miracle offered to a Child of the Light, Valdyrgard was changed to a world where magic and technology worked hand in hand.

2500 years later, Muire is in the last city on the dying planet, where the Technomancer rules what's left of humanity. She's caught sight of someone she has not seen since the Last Battle: Mingan the Wolf is hunting in her city.

About Elizabeth Bear

Elizabeth Bear was the recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2005. She has won two Hugo Awards for her short fiction, a Sturgeon Award, and the Locus Award for Best First Novel. She is the author of the acclaimed Eternal Sky series, the Edda of Burdens series, and coauthor (with Sarah Monette) of the Iskryne series. Bear lives in Brookfield, Massachusetts.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gavin on October 21, 2015

I really wanted to like this. Elisabeth Bear has been on my to-read list for years and she has a ton of books that have received decent acclaim. It also sounded like it would be a cool blend of fantasy, sci-fi, and Norse mythology. Sadly, I could not get into the story and found the book a total bor......more

Goodreads review by Sandi on August 21, 2009

When I read the first chapter of All the Windwracked Stars by Elizabeth Bear, I thought I would be giving it 5 stars. The language is beyond beautiful. The story is told in the manner of an epic poem, without the verse. This is the stuff of myth and legend and that is reflected in the style. The rea......more

Goodreads review by Megan on October 09, 2014

Elizabeth Bear is one of my favourite authors these days, but I struggled with the start of All the Windwracked Stars. I don't mind being plunged in at the deep end and left to figure my own way out, but this world was so alien, built on such different assumptions that just a tiny bit more of a road......more

Goodreads review by Maggie on March 26, 2014

Elizabeth Bear has some of the most lyrical writing I have ever read, simply beautiful, and it puts you right into the scene...you can feel the snow, or the heat of the steed. I love a book that can simply transport me into a sense of place. A take from the Norse pantheon, Muire is the lone surviving......more

Goodreads review by Ben on July 16, 2009

What a great read! This one really was a winner. I admit that I'm a sucker for a female protagonist, especially of the gritty persuasion, and in that respect Muire doesn't disappoint. And talk about a flawed hero! She was the LONE Valkyrie to run away from the Ragnarok. The first one at least. This......more