“Places Gladstone firmly in the lineage of William Gibson and Neal Stephenson, and yet stands apart as something incredibly special.”

—Fran Wilde, Andre Norton Award–winning author

“A story that will make you weep with wonder. It broke me to pieces and then stitched me back together with golden thread. Simply glorious.”

—K. B. Wagers, author of Behind the Throne

“A gloriously maximal space opera in the tradition of Banks and Rajaniemi—the diamond-bright adventure of five unlikely companions across a transhuman galaxy.”

—Seth Dickinson, author of The Traitor Baru Cormorant

“A gonzo space opera adventure in the post-human future, Journey to the West plus FLCL plus The Quantum Thief and much more. I love it.”

—Django Wexler, author of the Shadow Campaigns series

“Gladstone has recklessly folded space and time in order to project a galaxy-sized adventure into this book-sized container. Take care when you open it.”

—Howard Tayler, Hugo Award winner

“Empress of Forever blasts through a vast sparkling cosmos, powered by myth and boundless imagination, crewed by characters you can’t help but love.”

—Hannu Rajaniemi, author of The Quantum Thief

“A fast-paced thrill ride and a breakneck epic that explores a wildly, boldly imagined universe, filled with awe and wonder.”

—John Chu, Hugo Award-winning author

“This is what ‘big’ science fiction is for—challenging ideas, spread over an epic canvas with a set of characters that are both fantastical and perfectly human (even the alien ones).”

—Geoffrey Thorne, showrunner, Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest

“A marriage of Star Wars, Iain M. Banks, Hannu Rajaniemi, and K. J. Bishop, but with more pop culture references.”

—Joel Cunningham, B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog