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Calypso

By: Oliver K. Langmead
Narrated by: Peter Wicks, Harrie Dobby, Sofia Engstrand
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A ground-breaking, mind-bending and wildly imaginative epic verse revolution in SF.

A saga of colony ships, shattering moons and cataclysmic war in a new Eden.
Rochelle wakes from cryostasis to take up her role as engineer on the colony ark, Calypso. But she finds the ship has transformed into a forest, populated by the original crew's descendants, who revere her like a saint.
She travels the ship with the Calypso's creator, the enigmatic Sigmund, and Catherine, a bioengineered marvel who can commune with the plants, uncovering a new history of humanity forged while she slept. She discovers a legacy of war between botanists and engineers. A war fought for the right to build a new Earth—a technological paradise, or a new Eden in bloom, untouched by mankind's past.
And Rochelle, the last to wake, holds the balance of power in her hands.

Truly unforgettable and richly lyrical eco-fiction, for fans of Kim Stanley Robinson, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and Jeff VanderMeer.

©2024 Oliver K. Langmead (P)2024 W. F. Howes Ltd Science Fiction Space Exploration Space Opera War

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”Thoughtful, elegant, exciting—I loved it." - Sarah Waters
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This takes place in the future and essentially it's a giant spaceship flying to another planet to start a new colony with untainted humanity. The spaceship makes it to the planet and that's where the narrative starts in this book, it was well written and entertaining. This whole story has a certain Je nai sàis quoi to it: it is poetic in nature with lots of vivid descriptions. The best part of the story were the three narrators and how well they performed their parts. The story at times felt a bit too flowery with it's description; however if you like poetic language than you will absolutely love this story. The ending lends itself well to a sequel with a great deal of possibilities for the narrative and I would encourage the author to consider a sequel.

Vivid story with memorable characters written in a poetic manner.

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