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The Tensorate Series

The Black Tides of Heaven

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"Joyously wild stuff. Highly recommended." —The New York Times

One of the 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, according to Time Magazine

A Finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards for Best Novella

One of the 25 Best Fantasies of All Time, according to Good Housekeeping

The Black Tides of Heaven is one of a pair of unique, standalone introductions to Neon Yang's Tensorate Series, which Kate Elliott calls "effortlessly fascinating." For more of the story you can read its twin novella The Red Threads of Fortune, available simultaneously.

Mokoya and Akeha, the twin children of the Protector, were sold to the Grand Monastery as infants. While Mokoya developed her strange prophetic gift, Akeha was always the one who could see the strings that moved adults to action. While Mokoya received visions of what would be, Akeha realized what could be. What's more, they saw the sickness at the heart of their mother's Protectorate.

A rebellion is growing. The Machinists discover new levers to move the world every day, while the Tensors fight to put them down and preserve the power of the state. Unwilling to continue as a pawn in their mother's twisted schemes, Akeha leaves the Tensorate behind and falls in with the rebels. But every step Akeha takes towards the Machinists is a step away from Mokoya. Can Akeha find peace without shattering the bond they share with their twin?

The Tensorate Series

Book 1: The Black Tides of Heaven

Book 2: The Red Threads of Fortune

Book 3: The Descent of Monsters

Book 4: The Ascent to Godhood

Book Details

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  • Genre: Fantasy
  • ISBN: 9780765395412
  • Page Count: 240
  • On Sale:

    September 26, 2017

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