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Radiance

Radiance

Literary FictionScience Fiction
Pages
433
Published
2001
Language
English

Synopsis

In an alternate 1986 where talking movies are a new marvel, Severin Unck rejects her father's Gothic romances to make documentaries. She travels to fantastical planets like Neptune and Mars, but her latest film on Venus will be her last. Severin is a realist in a universe of classic sci-fi dreams, and her final story is told by the sole survivor of a lost colony.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

AdventurousDarkMysteriousThought-ProvokingAtmospheric
Fish Out of Water

Genres

Literary Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera Steampunk Alternate History

Authors

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Catherynne M. Valente

Catherynne M. Valente is an American speculative fiction writer and poet, born May 5, 1979, in Seattle, Washington. She writes fiction that blends fairy tales and myth, in a style she has termed "mythpunk," and is known for the Fairyland series, along with novels including Deathless, Palimpsest, and Space Opera.

H
Heath Miller

Heath Miller is the author of the speculative fiction novel Radiance. He focuses on building imaginative worlds through clear prose and steady pacing.

Characters

Severin UnckProtagonist
All characters in Radiance

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