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Hugo Award winner Elizabeth Bear has won high praise for her thought-provoking science fiction. The second in her powerful Jacob's Ladder series, Chill finds the generation starship Jacob's Ladder with a new captain-Perceval. As Perceval struggles with the ship's recent damage, remnants of the rebellion still linger and a threat to the crew grows. "The world of Jacob's Ladder is magnificently populated, well worth visiting."-Booklist
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"Should read "DUST" first. This was a thick read for me clear as mud.Geting used to the plot was like dropping into a war zone, Required alot of time to figure out the characters, Angel like beingsabsorbing each other, Regergatate, OOOOOW! "
— Malia (4 out of 5 stars)
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“In this highly readable and surprisingly straightforward novel, Bear continues the story of the Jacob’s Ladder and its inhabitants, effortlessly shifting through multiple perspectives as the plot is propelled onward through an array of disparate landscapes—some eerily familiar.”
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“Bear enhances the usual generation ship themes—social amnesia, decaying infrastructure, and mission-threatening grand calamities—with...new flourishes...to keep readers happily engaged.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“Bear’s storytelling is very much her own, and the Conn family’s dysfunctions are of a particular and distinctive flavor. The world of Jacob’s Ladder is magnificently populated, well worth visiting.”
— Booklist
Chill Listener Reviews
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" I only made it to page 108 of this book. Probably because it's the sequel of a book I haven't read. I couldn't get into it. The characters and their issues just didn't draw me in. Maybe one of these days I will read the first book and see if that changes things. "
— Samantha, 3/22/2011 -
" Not as good or as exciting as dust but still a good book with a captivating story and characters. "
— LadyCroft86, 3/14/2011 -
" Abandoned at page 32. I'd forgotten how little I was able to get into the first book of the series; this one was impenetrable. "
— D.J., 7/19/2010 -
" It's a sure sign that I'll like a book when it opens in the POV of my favorite character from the previous one in the series. Plus, who can argue with AI angels & basilisks, nanotech symbionts, complex family intrigue, and generation ships! "
— Robin, 6/18/2010 -
" Opaque, confusing, dull. The only characters I cared about in the previous book vanish into unsympathetic amalgams in this one. Strange corners of the world are revealed with neither rhyme nor reason, plots hinge on dei ex machinae and unpredictable revelations. Blah. "
— Mikolaj, 3/18/2010
About Elizabeth Bear
Elizabeth Bear, also known as Sarah Bear Elizabeth Wishnevsky, is an American author known for her speculative fiction. Among her many awards, she is one of only five writers who have gone on to win multiple Hugo Awards for fiction after winning the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. She also won a Sturgeon Award and the Locus Award for Best First Novel. She is the author of the acclaimed Eternal Sky series. Elizabeth Bear shares a birthday with Frodo and Bilbo Baggins.
About Alma Cuervo
Alma Cuervo is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and a stage actress and singer who has also performed in film and television. She holds an MFA in acting from the Yale School of Drama, from which she graduated in 1976 alongside Meryl Streep. She starred in the role of Madame Morrible in the first national tour of Wicked.