Every Star a Song, Jay Posey
Every Star a Song, Jay Posey
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Every Star a Song

Author: Jay Posey

Narrator: Laurel Lefkow

Unabridged: 14 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/19/2021


Synopsis

Jay Posey returns with the much-anticipated second installment of the critically acclaimed Ascendance series following a powerful woman who can destroy planets with a single word but who is suddenly faced with an adversary that threatens the entire universe.

Far in the future, human beings have seeded themselves amongst the stars. Since decoding the language of the universe 8,000 years ago, they have reached the very edges of their known galaxy and built a near-utopia across thousands of worlds, united and ruled by a powerful organization known as the Ascendance. The peaceful stability of their society relies solely on their use of this Deep Language of the cosmos.

Elyth—a former agent of the religious arm of the Ascendance, The First House—is on the run after the events of Every Sky a Grave, when she and the fugitive Varen Fedic exposed the darker side of Ascendance hegemony on a planet called Qel. Though she just wishes to put the past (and Varen) behind her, she is soon tracked and cornered by the Ascendance agents. Surprisingly, they aren’t there for punishment. Instead, they offer her a deal in exchange for her help in exploring a new planet that seems to have appeared out of nowhere. If she agrees, her sins against the Ascendance and the First House will be forgiven.

Elyth reluctantly agrees to join the team of elite agents (including some former allies-turned-enemies) but almost as soon as they touch down on the planet’s surface, things start to go awry. Strange sounds are heard in the wilderness, horrifying creatures are seen stalking the forests, and even the landscape itself seems to change during the night.

But as expedition members start dying, two things become clear: the planet is conscious, and it’s trying to kill them.

About Jay Posey

Jay Posey is the author of the Legends of the Duskwalker trilogy and the Outriders series. He’s also spent fifteen years with Ubisoft/Red Storm Entertainment, contributing as a writer and game designer to a variety of projects, ranging from Tom Clancy’s award-winning Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six franchises to the virtual reality game Star Trek: Bridge Crew. Jay currently resides in Durham, North Carolina.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Khalid on December 06, 2022

Read: 30th of June, 2022 1st edit: 12062022 This is a Sci-fi Fantasy that reads like a thriller. Jay Posey does a much better job of describing necessary details within this book than the prior installment. I did enjoy the first book but the major turn-off was its lack of details in describing the worl......more

Goodreads review by Olivia on November 09, 2021

I received this book from the publisher in return for a review. All my reviews are honest! Every Sky a Grave was my first read by Jay Posey, and I really enjoyed it, despite the rather slow middle. Posey is an incredibly skilled wordsmith. In fact, the prose is what I liked most about The Ascendance S......more

Goodreads review by Peter on October 27, 2021

There's a kind of open jawed debut which feels common in science fiction at the moment. A self-contained novel which does decent complex world building, introduces a well fleshed out protagonist and possibly some universe shaking along the way. Every Sky A Grave, the previous book by Jay Posey was e......more

Goodreads review by S.J. on November 06, 2021

REVIEW: Don’t read the full blurb for this one – it contains far too many spoilers regarding Elyth’s initial adventures. And if you have picked this one up without having first read Every Sky a Grave, it’s not a major problem. Some time has passed since the events of the first book, and Posey is suf......more

Goodreads review by Haley on August 02, 2022

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