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Emily Tesh

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh Book Only (Illumicrate 'Be My Enemy' exclusive)

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About the product

Featured book: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Get your hands on an Illumicrate book only featuring Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh.

This is a single purchase of one of our past book only subcriptions and will not subscribe you to any of our subscription products. 

In a world where the destruction of Earth and humanity was brought on by an all-powerful alien race, one girl has spent her entire life training for the moment she can wreak revenge. But when her brother is assigned a deadly task, she knows that she must begin the quest for vengeance on her own. As more and more secrets come to light, will she decide that there are bigger things worth fighting for than revenge?

Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition is an exclusive hardback edition of a trade paperback, with a signed bookplate from Emily Tesh, and features:

  • A shiny foil cover
  • Digitally printed edges
  • Foil embossing on the hardback
  • Illustrated endpapers, different front and back, by Carly Draws

The book at a glance:

  • Standalone science fiction debut
  • Diverse, complex, queer identities
  • You'll love this if you like... parallel universes, murder cults and redemption arcs

Photo by @lonely_reader

About the Author

Emily Tesh is a UK-based author of science fiction and fantasy. Her debut novel, Some Desperate Glory, won the Hugo Award for Best Novel. Tesh is also a winner of the Astounding Award, and the author of the World Fantasy Award-winning Greenhollow duology.

Content warnings for Some Desperate Glory

  • Content Warning

    Content warnings:

    • Sexist, homophobic, transphobic, racist and ableist attitudes
    • sexual assault, including discussion of forced pregnancy
    • violence
    • child abuse
    • radicalisation as child abuse
    • genocide
    • suicidal ideation
    • suicide
    • misgendering

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