Rakesfall

Rakesfall

Vajra Chandrasekera

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Rakesfall is a groundbreaking, standalone science fiction epic about two souls bound together from here until the ends of time, from the author of The Saint of Bright Doors Some stories take more than one lifetime to tell. There are wrongs that echo through the ages, friendships that outpace the claws of death, loves that leave their mark on civilization, and promises that nothing can break. This is one such story. Annelid and Leveret met after the war, but before the peace. They found each other in a torn-up nation, peering through propaganda to grasp a deeper truth. And in a demon-haunted wood, another act of violence linked them and propelled their souls on a journey throughout the ages. No world can hold them, no life can bind them, and they'll never leave each other behind. But their journey will not be easy. In every lifetime, oppressors narrow the walls of possibility, shaping reality to fit their own needs. And behind the walls of history, the witches of the red web swear that every throne will fall. Tracing two souls through endless lifetimes, Rakesfall is a virtuosic exploration of what stories can be. As Annelid and Leveret reincarnate ever deeper into the future, they will chase the edge of human possibility, in a dark science fiction epic unlike anything you've read before.

Publication Year: 2024


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    I listened to the audiobook (thanks NetGalley), after I requested it based on the cover, title and summary.
    I think it's safe to say it's not what I expected, and partly it's my fault, but I wish I had come up to this book in another time in my life, and I probably will read it again, taking my time and googleing everything I need ot google. I feel like I miss a lot of back-story to appreciate this fully.
    Because this book is a wonderful combination of prose and poetry, the words flow and the imagry is vivid in every scene. All the characters are distinct and clear in my mind. Although I fail to connect all the stories whithin the story (and here is where I am lacking knowledge), I can tell they are all part of a big network that links them, and I wish to be able to see it. This is why I will try the print version of this in the future.
    The narrator's performance was flawless, it helped with the immersion in a world so different from my own.

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