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Slow Gods
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By Claire North
Formats and Prices
- On Sale
- Nov 18, 2025
- Page Count
- 448 pages
- Publisher
- Orbit
- ISBN-13
- 9780316586306
Price
$19.99Price
$25.99 CADFormat
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- Trade Paperback $19.99 $25.99 CAD
- ebook $9.99 $12.99 CAD
- Audiobook Download (Unabridged) $31.99
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Slow Gods is the galaxy-spanning tale of one man’s impossible life charted against the fate of humanity amongst the stars—a powerfully imaginative space opera from multi-award-winning author Claire North, perfect for fans of A Memory Called Empire and The Vanished Birds.
My name is Mawukana na-Vdnaze, and I am a very poor copy of myself.
In telling my story, there are certain things I should perhaps lie about. I should make myself a hero. Pretend I was not used by strangers and gods, did not leave people behind.
Here is one truth: out there in deep space, in the pilot’s chair, I died. And then, I was reborn. I became something not quite human, something that could speak to the infinite dark. And I vowed to become the scourge of the world that wronged me.
This is the story of the supernova event that burned planets and felled civilizations. This is also the story of the many lives I’ve lived since I died for the first time.
Are you listening?
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"An astonishing, thought-provoking and above all touching story of found meaning and lost humanity.”Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time
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"Deeply imaginative and achingly human, Slow Gods lures you gently into the dark between the stars."Megan E. O'Keefe, author of The Blighted Stars
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"[An] epic and enthralling galactic adventure. North’s worldbuilding is dizzying and dazzling, full of fascinating and convincing characters, and thought-provoking meditations on destiny, duty, and power. Add in a doomed romance and stirring action, and this immersive, inventive space opera proves a sheer delight."Publishers Weekly
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"A deeply philosophical standalone SF epic that brilliantly and subtly utilizes elements of cosmic horror to complement its metaphysical speculations. The best kind of science fiction: mind-blowing and wildly thought-provoking."Kirkus
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"Riveting and complex. I expect it to prove to be one of the best science fiction books of 2025."Locus
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"Claire North’s latest is a dark and intricate space opera with a highly intelligent narrator, which makes for a satisfying and mind-boggling read."Reactor Magazine
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"A gloriously inventive story with a protagonist as unique and compelling as Martha Wells Murderbot or Anne Leckie’s Justice of Toren. A wide-ranging enthralling, resonant and cathartic fable."Fantasy Hive
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