'ASTONISHING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING' Adrian Tchaikovsky author of Children of Time From the
million-copy-bestselling Claire North - one of the most original and dazzling voices in
speculative fiction - comes an intergalactic tale of conspiracy war and the fall of empires.
My name is Mawukana na-Vdnaze and I am a very poor copy of myself. In telling my story
there are certain things I should perhaps lie about. I should make myself a hero. Pretend I was
not used by strangers and gods did not leave people behind. Here is one truth: out there in
deep-space in the pilot's chair I died. And then I was reborn. I became something not quite
human something that could speak to the infinite dark. And I vowed to become the scourge of
the world that wronged me. This is the story of the supernova event that burned planets and
felled civilizations. This is also the story of the many lives I've lived since I died for the
first time. Are you listening? Discover this thrilling and breathtakingly imaginative space
opera from the multi-award-winning Claire North perfect for fans of Ann Leckie Adrian
Tchaikovsky Iain M. Banks and Arkady Martine. Praise for Slow Gods : 'North's
worldbuilding is dizzying and dazzling full of fascinating and convincing characters (human
AI and other) and thought-provoking meditations on destiny duty and power. Add in a doomed
romance and stirring action and this immersive inventive space opera proves a sheer delight'
Publishers Weekly 'Deeply imaginative and achingly human Slow Gods lures you gently into
the dark between the stars' Megan E. O'Keefe author of Velocity Weapon 'A riveting and
complex story . . . One of the best science fiction books of 2025 ' Locus
