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On a broken ship orbiting a doomed sun, dwellers have grown complacent with their aging metal world. But when a serving girl frees a captive noblewoman, the old order is about to change.... Ariane, Princess of the House of Rule, was known to be fiercely cold-blooded. But severing an angel’s... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Rien: A servant in Rule.
- Ariane Conn: An Exalt of the House of Rule. Highest ranked daughter of the Family in Rule.
- Head: A kant servant in Rule.
- Perceval Foucalte Conn: A Exalt from Engine.
- Jacob Dust: The Angel of Memory. The computer archive.
- Roger: A servant in the House of Rule.
- Oliver Conn: An Exalt dismissive of the boundary between Exalt and Mean. Youngest of the Family.
- Ardath Conn: An Exalt; a daughter of the Family.
- Benedick Conn: Perceval's father; an Exalt. Eldest living son of the Family.
- Samael: The Angel of Death. Life support systems.
- Gavin: Add a description of this character.
- Mallory: A necromancer living in the oldest Heaven, whose trees are a library.
- Tristen Conn: An Exalt; eldest son of the Family. Deceased.
- Shakziel: The Angel of Poison. Biosupport.
- Arianrhod Kallikos: Rien's mother; an Engineer.
- Caitlin Conn: Perceval's mother; Chief Engineer. Eldest living daughter of the Family.
- Asrafel: The Angel of Blades. The propulsion system.
Setting & Locations edit
All the events of the novel take place on Jacob's Ladder, a 500-year-old broken generation ship circling an unstable binary star system.
Organizations edit
- The Family: All the descendants of Alasdair Conn, the first Commodore of Jacob's Ladder.
First Sentence edit
At the corner of the window, a waxen spider spun.
Table of Contents edit
1. light from a high window
2. they know all, that dwell in the silent kitchens
3. the mute resurrected
4. of course she fell
5. outside rule
6. the beast in the heart of the world
7. the beat of parasite wings
8. poison angels
9. what it means to be a princess
10. all that heaven and none for thee
11. her own salt
12. the opposite of dying
13. the deck
14. evidence of war
15. sweet things grow in the cold
16. tasting of bitter sleep
17. shipwreck star
18. his harness and his promises
19. the monster who rules
20. primogeniture
21. oh child, he said, all sorrow
22. inward and down
23. in your name
24. vessel
25. vault
26. the devil of the stair
27. black mercy
28. the kiss of angels
29. the sun goes down in a cold pale fire
Glossary edit
- Mean: A baseline human, not genetically engineered.
- Exalt: A human genetically engineered to be colonized by nanotechnology.
- Kant: Ungendered. The proper pronouns for kant individuals are "sie" and "hir."
- Holde: A region designed to preserve and mimic terrestrial existence from the soil up.
- Heaven: A holde that still functions.
- Domaine: A Lord or Lady's territory.
- Anchore: Describe this term.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Elizabeth Bear (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Spectra
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: December 2007
ISBN: 9780553591071
Page Count: 342
Publisher: Bantam Spectra
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: December 2007
ISBN: 9780553591071
Page Count: 342
Awards edit
- Gaylactic Spectrum Award (Finalist, 2008: Best Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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