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The Matrix meets an Afro-futuristic retelling of Persephone set in a science fiction underworld of aliens, refugees, and genetic engineering in Jennifer Marie Brissett's Destroyer of Light Kirkus—Best Fiction Books of the Year 2021 Tor.com—Best of the Year 2021 New York Public Library—Nine New Sci-Fi & Fantasy Reads Bookriot—20 Must Read Space Fantasy Books for 2021 Book Bub—The 24 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of Fall 2021 BiblioLifestyle—Most Anticipated Fall 2021 Sci-fi, Fantasy & Horror Having destroyed Earth, the alien conquerors resettle the remains of humanity on the planet of Eleusis. In the four habitable areas of the planet—Day, Dusk, Dawn, and Night—the haves and have nots, criminals and dissidents, and former alien conquerors irrevocably bind three stories: *A violent warlord abducts a young girl from the agrarian outskirts of Dusk leaving her mother searching and grieving. *Genetically modified twin brothers desperately search for the lost son of a human/alien couple in a criminal underground trafficking children for unknown purposes. *A young woman with inhuman powers rises through the insurgent ranks of soldiers in the borderlands of Night. Their stories, often containing disturbing physical and sexual violence, skate across years, building to a single confrontation when the fate of all—human and alien—balances upon a knife’s-edge. A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books
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"Destroyer of Light grapples with themes of both the human and post-human experience in a way that is wholly original and seductively engaging. Brissett builds a richly layered and imaginative world that reflects much of our own—the good, the brutal, and the truly monstrous—while daring us to dream of something more. This is a tale not only of becoming and transformation, but about the choices we make that bring us to our destinations. In a time of new, meaningful, and thrilling science fiction, Destroyer of Light is a must read."
— P. Djèlí Clark, Hugo Finalist and author of The Haunting of Tram Car 015
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"[A] dark, poetic tale of struggling human colonists and ambiguously motivated aliens on a distant planet. Brissett uses the alien setting to explore contemporary issues, including racism, the complexities of allyship, and the trauma experienced by child soldiers. The author’s updated take on a classic myth is both clever and entertaining...Richly developed and profound
— Kirkus, Starred Review -
Destroyer of Light is proof positive that we're living in a new golden age of science fiction.
— Charlie Jane Anders, Hugo Award-winning author -
A saga that combines many of sf’s most beloved tropes—a remnant of humanity struggling to survive on a far away world, aliens whose goals are dangerously unknowable, alien/human hybrids with unpredictable abilities, suspense, plot twists, and that good old sense of wonder. Hugely ambitious, impressively accomplished.
— Karen Joy Fowler -
Destroyer of Light confirms Brissett as one of our finest and most ambitious novelists. A world-spanning epic that explores and explodes what it's like to be both human and post-human. Gorgeously written and heartfelt, it's quite simply one of the best books I've read in a very long time.
— Elizabeth Hand, author of The Book of Lamps and Banners and Curious Toys
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Among longlisted titles for Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year, 2021
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About Jennifer Marie Brissett
Jennifer Marie Brissett is a writer, artist, and former bookseller. She has an MFA in creative writing from the Stonecoast Program at the University of Southern Maine. Her stories can be found in Morpheus Tales, Warrior Wisewoman 2, The Future Fire, Thaumatrope, and Halfway down the Stairs. She is fomer owner of the indie bookstore Indigo Cafe & Books in Brooklyn.
About Cherise Boothe
Cherise Boothe, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, has worked extensively in theater, film, television, and narration. She has appeared in numerous regional plays, as well as in television shows such as The Good Wife, Law & Order: SVU, and Gossip Girl. She holds an MFA in acting from New York University. She was a finalist in 2015 for the prestigious Audie Award for best multivoiced narration.