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SUMMARY:😱🐙🚀 The Outside By Ada Hoffmann - Part of NEW VOICES in Sc
 ience Fiction
DESCRIPTION:✔️ Queer\n✔️ Autistic\n✔️ Cosmic Horror\n✔️ Spa
 ce Opera\n\nHumanity's super-intelligent AI gods brutally punish breaches 
 in reality\, as one young scientist discovers\, in this intense and brilli
 ant space opera.\n\nAutistic scientist Yasira Shien has developed a radica
 l new energy drive that could change the future of humanity. But when she 
 activates it\, reality warps\, destroying the space station and everyone a
 board. The AI gods who rule the galaxy declare her work heretical\, and Ya
 sira is abducted by their agents. Instead of simply executing her\, they o
 ffer mercy - if she'll help them hunt down a bigger target: her own myster
 ious\, vanished mentor.\n\nWith her homeworld's fate in the balance\, Yasi
 ra must choose who to trust: the gods and their ruthless post-human angels
 \, or the rebel scientist whose unorthodox mathematics could turn her worl
 d inside out.\n\n📖 PAPERBACK\nhttps://amzn.to/2Nldczm\n\n📱 KINDLE\nh
 ttps://amzn.to/32lBIog\n\n🎧 AUDIOBOOK\nhttps://amzn.to/2WPQSRN\n\n❤ P
 RE-LOVED 2ND HAND PAPERBACK WITH ABEBOOKS\nhttp://bit.ly/TheOutside2ndHand
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  Ada Hoffmann on Twitter\nhttps://twitter.com/xasymptote\n\n🌍 Ada Hoffm
 ann's Website\nhttp://www.ada-hoffmann.com\n\n“The Outside is a gripping
  examination of the battle between good and evil on a grand scale\; Yasira
  is a complex character torn between faith and doubt in her search for the
  truth in a dark universe where nothing is as it first appears. “\n– T
 he Guardian\n\n“Hoffmann confidently layers morality and disability righ
 ts into a breezily told adventure that bursts with sheer fun… This beaut
 ifully smart\, uncynical space opera will charm fans of Charles Stross and
  Lois McMaster Bujold.”\n– Publishers Weekly (starred review)\n\n“Th
 ere’s a whole lot of cool shit in this novel\, and Hoffman brings it tog
 ether very well indeed\, but beyond the worldbuilding and the weirdness\, 
 the characters stand out for me… The narrative ramps up the suspense all
  the way to the climax. It’s a strikingly effective one\, full of high s
 takes and high emotions\, with a satisfying conclusion and room for more s
 tories to come. Compellingly written\, tense\, and thrilling\, with fascin
 ating (and weird) worldbuilding and brilliant characters\, The Outside is 
 a fantastic debut. I can’t wait to see what Hoffman does next.”\n– L
 iz Bourke\, Locus\n\n“The Outside is a beautiful\, stark reclamation of 
 unknowable horror. Hoffmann layers thoughtful worldbuilding and rich prose
  to build a stunning story of power\, ambition and personal agency. I coul
 dn’t put The Outside down for fear of what might happen while I was look
 ing away.”\n– Sarah Gailey\n\n“The Outside is a fresh and mind-bendi
 ng mix of cosmic horror and space opera\, a compelling story that spans fr
 om the deeply personal to the vast mysteries of time and space. Unsettling
  and gorgeous\, this is like nothing I have read before and the book I hav
 e been longing for without knowing it.”\n– Karin Tidbeck\n\n“Hoffman
 n has created a beautifully immersive world\, an intoxicating blend of sci
 ence and divinity that held me captive from page one. Come for the cosmic 
 horror\, stay for the nuanced exploration of the nature of individuality\,
  the soul\, and the relationships that tie us together.”\n– Caitlin St
 arling\n\n“A stunningly imagined novel! Hoffmann takes on the idea of va
 st\, apathetic\, cosmic horrors and then makes the most powerful force in 
 the universe…compassion. The prose marries fast-paced action with intric
 ate relationships and a mixture of religion\, technology\, and diversity t
 hat’s unlike anything I’ve come across before. It’s weird in all the
  best ways\, filled with memorable characters and a sweeping plot that’s
  part mystery\, part horror\, and all heart.”\n– Charles Payseur\, Qui
 ck Sip Reviews
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