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Some Desperate Glory

by Emily Tesh

Raised to avenge Earth, Kyr must escape the lie that made her.

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About Some Desperate Glory

Kyr has trained on Gaea Station to become the sword of a dead planet. When Command condemns her brother and confines her future, she escapes with a seditious ally and a captive alien into a universe far stranger than she was taught.

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Content warnings
  • sexism
  • homophobia
  • transphobia
  • racism
  • ableism
  • sexual assault
  • forced pregnancy
  • violence
  • child abuse
  • radicalisation
  • genocide
  • suicidal ideation
  • suicide
  • eugenics
  • severe depression
  • gun violence

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