Perhaps the Stars
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- Author：Ada Palmer
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Summary
The final instalment in Ada Palmer's award-winning， critically acclaimed Terra Ignota series。
The long years of near-utopia have come to an abrupt end。 Peace and order are now figments of the past。 Corruption， deception， and insurgency hum within the once steadfast leadership of the Hives， nations without fixed location。
The heartbreaking truth is that for decades， even centuries， the leaders of the great Hives bought the world's stability with a trickle of secret murders， mathematically planned。 So that no faction could ever dominate。 So that the balance held。 The Hives' facade of solidity is the only hope they have for maintaining a semblance of order， for preventing the public from succumbing to the savagery and bloodlust of wars past。 But as the great secret becomes more and more widely known， that facade is slipping away。 Just days earlier， the world was a pinnacle of human civilization。 Now everyone？ Hives and hiveless， Utopians and sensayers， emperors and the downtrodden， warriors and saints scramble to prepare for the seemingly inevitable war。
The long years of near-utopia have come to an abrupt end。 Peace and order are now figments of the past。 Corruption， deception， and insurgency hum within the once steadfast leadership of the Hives， nations without fixed location。
The heartbreaking truth is that for decades， even centuries， the leaders of the great Hives bought the world's stability with a trickle of secret murders， mathematically planned。 So that no faction could ever dominate。 So that the balance held。 The Hives' facade of solidity is the only hope they have for maintaining a semblance of order， for preventing the public from succumbing to the savagery and bloodlust of wars past。 But as the great secret becomes more and more widely known， that facade is slipping away。 Just days earlier， the world was a pinnacle of human civilization。 Now everyone？ Hives and hiveless， Utopians and sensayers， emperors and the downtrodden， warriors and saints scramble to prepare for the seemingly inevitable war。
Reviews
Joey Valdez
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Perhaps The Stars completes the Terra Ignota tetralogy’s grand and meticulous design into its climatic battle for the future of utopia。 Equal parts Ursula Le Guin and Homer， Ada Palmer’s final offering from the world of Romanova and Mycroft Canner explores the hardships of peacekeeping， difference， and upholding the standard of perfection for our imperfect species at a time when the real world faces these issues more directly than ever before。 With a message of hope and possibility， Perhaps The Perhaps The Stars completes the Terra Ignota tetralogy’s grand and meticulous design into its climatic battle for the future of utopia。 Equal parts Ursula Le Guin and Homer， Ada Palmer’s final offering from the world of Romanova and Mycroft Canner explores the hardships of peacekeeping， difference， and upholding the standard of perfection for our imperfect species at a time when the real world faces these issues more directly than ever before。 With a message of hope and possibility， Perhaps The Stars delivers a poetic chemical reaction of thrilling action and political philosophy that fans of its predecessors will be eager to discuss。 。。。more
Jess
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Terra Ignota is very dear to me， and so whether my opinions of the series' conclusion were glowing or otherwise， they could never be impartial！ I was so excited to receive a review copy - I've been anticipating it for a long time now， and had adored the previous three installments （I had been mid-way through a re-read before I found out I'd gotten an ARC of this one）。It's hard to discuss Perhaps the Stars without reflecting on Terra Ignota as a whole - and there is so much to say about the serie Terra Ignota is very dear to me， and so whether my opinions of the series' conclusion were glowing or otherwise， they could never be impartial！ I was so excited to receive a review copy - I've been anticipating it for a long time now， and had adored the previous three installments （I had been mid-way through a re-read before I found out I'd gotten an ARC of this one）。It's hard to discuss Perhaps the Stars without reflecting on Terra Ignota as a whole - and there is so much to say about the series！ I'm on a mission to get more people to read it， so that I can talk about it endlessly， and hear other thoughts too。This installment differed in some ways from the previous three - there was a lot more plot， and we were hearing voices other than Mycroft's far more frequently。 I found seeing this universe unfold， suddenly not within Mycroft's head， to be quite jarring at first - but I became equally attached to other narrators in time。 I'm always more drawn to characters， rather than plot - but despite the novels occasional play-by-play of the actual warfare， and events therein， rather than the more personal slant Mycroft always gave， I absolutely adored this book。 Just before the mid-way point， the narrative really started to kick in - plot points occurred which made me gasp， and I ended up staying up past my bedtime， on multiple occasions， for "just one more chapter"。 （The irony here being that some of the chapters are monoliths！ Although I raced through it， this is not a quick book - I can't wait for my physical copy to arrive （I definitely haven’t cancelled my pre-order！） so I can see what a doorstopper it is。As previously in Terra Ignota， however， this book isn't just gripping because of the plot - there was a philosophical discussion near the end which literally made me have to put the book down and have a little think。 I love that this series has that effect - it achieves what the best of sci-fi does， encouraging you to think， to reflect on the present and dream of the possible future。 Of all weeks， this one was a good one for me to have read Perhaps the Stars I think - I feel like I needed this， and the small burst of hope and inspiration it's given me。Thanks to Macmillan / Tor and Netgalley for the ARC。 。。。more
Lori
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This is The book of most anticipated and wonderful to learn only a few more months。
Henk
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Curious to see how everything turns out in this last part of Terra Ignota ⭐️ 🚀 🗺
Asher
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In some ways， it's hard to review this book without talking about the plot because there's so damn much of it and it's so damn compelling。 Worry thee not， noble reader， I shall endeavour to shield you from the smallest spoilerous detail。 Look， if you're reading the final volume in a series， you've enjoyed the rest enough to keep reading; I believe this will be especially true of Terra Ignota given how integrated these four volumes are。 Thus， gentle reader， the question you want answered is not " In some ways， it's hard to review this book without talking about the plot because there's so damn much of it and it's so damn compelling。 Worry thee not， noble reader， I shall endeavour to shield you from the smallest spoilerous detail。 Look， if you're reading the final volume in a series， you've enjoyed the rest enough to keep reading; I believe this will be especially true of Terra Ignota given how integrated these four volumes are。 Thus， gentle reader， the question you want answered is not "should I pick up this book，" but instead "does this live up to what has come before？"I'm very pleased to report that it does。 The intricate worldbuilding continues， managing to feel like it is simultaneously incredibly inventive and also an obvious conclusion that we could have thought of if only we had given enough hours to the task。 The narration from the end of The Will to Battle continues， bringing a delightfully new perspective to events。 The theology is maybe my favourite theology that I've ever gotten from a novel and has， for the first time ever， made me think about real-world theology differently。 Questions are answered that you， dear reader， were thinking about and that haven't occurred to you。I have， at the time of this review， read this book twice in its entirety and more than that in my favourite parts。 I first read it in a frantic weekend and then， a couple months later， reread it at a more leisurely pace。 I can report that it works well either way: the plot is driving， explosive， and utterly compelling so you don't want to put it down; the prose and world and characters are enjoyable and thought provoking so that you want to take your time with it and really savour and think。 I will， no doubt， read this again this year。 I don't need to talk about the specifics for you， kind reader， to understand that 2020 was a traumatic and grief-filled year， and this was a book that helped me through one of its darkest moments。 I think it will likewise bring joy to you。 。。。more
Vanessa Perry
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Can't wait pls Can't wait pls 。。。more
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