They have nothing in common - save that they’re the best, and they’re alone. Their pasts are bloody and their futures mutually exclusive. Blue belongs to Garden, a single vast consciousness embedded in all organic matter. Red belongs to the Agency, a post-singularity technotopia. So begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents in a war that stretches through the vast reaches of time and space. In the ashes of a dying world, Red finds a letter marked “Burn before reading. Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange letters - and fall in love in this thrilling and romantic book from award-winning authors Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. Written by: Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone So with that in mind, let’s get started, shall we? Expect spoilers in the section labeled “Discussion.” To skip most of the spoilers, just scroll on down to “In Conclusion.” As an added bonus, you can also find “Recommended Reading” for some similar-yet-different reads, and there’s a poll for you to let us know whether or not you’ve read the book. Before we get started, let me share how this will work: each section is clearly marked with a header. To say I’m excited about it is an understatement: I’m tickled that every month, a different blogger gets to select a book and lead us in a discussion, and I knew that to kick things off, I had to be the first host.
Welcome (or for some of you, welcome back!) to the Speculative Chic Book Club! Thank you so much for joining us on our relaunch in 2020.
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