Rejoice, a Knife to the Heart, Steven Erikson
Rejoice, a Knife to the Heart, Steven Erikson
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Rejoice, a Knife to the Heart

Author: Steven Erikson

Narrator: Laurence Bouvard

Unabridged: 15 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/18/2019

Synopsis

A provocative, beautiful and visionary novel of first contact by New York Times bestselling author Steven Erikson.Imagine a First Contact without contact, and an alien arrival where no aliens show up. Imagine the sudden appearance of exclusion zones all over the planet, into which no humans are allowed. Imagine an end to all violence, from the schoolyard bully to nations at war. Imagine an end to borders, an end to all crime. Imagine a world where hate has no outlet and the only harm one can do is to oneself. Imagine a world transformed, but with no guidance and no hint of what’s coming next. What would you do? How would you feel? What questions can you ask – what questions dare you ask – when the only possible answers come from the all-too-human face in your mirror?On the day of First Contact, it won’t be about them. It will be about us.

About Steven Erikson

Steven Erikson is an archaeologist and anthropologist and a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. His New York Times bestselling Malazan Book of the Fallen series has met with widespread acclaim and established him as a major voice in fantasy fiction. He lives in Canada.

Reviews

Goodreads review by TS on January 10, 2019

I received an advanced reading copy from the publisher, Gollancz, via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. With Rejoice: A Knife to the Heart, Erikson holds up a mirror for all of humanity. The Earth, when seen from space, shows no borders. A First Contact story that examines the pa......more

Goodreads review by Gerhard on July 20, 2019

What a wonderful surprise this book turned out to be. I have never read Steven Erikson before, and was blissfully unaware of his credentials in the High Fantasy genre (the Malazan Book of the Fallen series, which I might actually give a whirl if Erikson’s world-building is as good as it is here). Thi......more

Goodreads review by Raffaello on October 23, 2020

Solarpunk in salsa Eriksoniana. Sapete quando leggete un libro di uno dei vostri autori preferiti e vi delude? L'avete mai ricevuta quella pugnalata nel cuore? Sono sicuro che sia capitata a tutti. Altrettanto capita di avere il desiderio di promuovere il libro comunque, per affetto verso l'autore. H......more

Goodreads review by Benji on January 20, 2019

3.5🌟's I've read all the Malazan novels aside from Fall of Light, and consider MBOTF to be the pinnacle of modern fantasy. I believe Steven Erikson to be a genius author with the most gifted voice in all of fiction period. I've lived in Victoria BC for the last 15 years, and have even enjoyed a few c......more

Goodreads review by Kate on July 24, 2018

Great premise, some wonderful moments and some intriguing characters and fine writing but blimey, despite all of that, I found this book so difficult to finish - it has a message (about whether mankind is a species worth saving and the state of American politics) and it doesn't bear it lightly. I lo......more

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