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Tesh subjects the chosen-warrior narrative to a sharp examination of indoctrination, fascism, and moral responsibility.
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Some Desperate Glory
Emily Tesh2024 selection · Science fiction & fantasy
Some Desperate Glory
Kyr grows up aboard Gaea Station, trained to avenge an Earth destroyed by the powerful alien Wisdom. When an assignment exposes lies within her militarized community, she is forced to reconsider the cause that shaped her entire identity.
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You want propulsive space opera that challenges its own heroic assumptions.
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IndoctrinationFascismChoiceWar
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