Ymir

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By Rich Larson

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"Phenomenal, visceral, high-octane scifi… Altered Carbon unsleeves in a dystopian Beowulf."―Derek Künsken, Aurora-award-winning author of The Quantum Magician

As glittering and treacherous as an icy cavern, Rich Larson's far-future tale of revenge and revolution is a gripping thriller, perfect for fans of Richard K. Morgan and inspired by the legendary story of Beowulf.

Yorick never wanted to see his homeworld again. He left Ymir two decades ago, with half his face blown off and no love lost for the place. But when his employer's mines are threatened by a vicious alien machine, Yorick is shipped back home to hunt it.

All he wants is to do his job and get out. Instead, Yorick is pulled into a revolution brewing beneath Ymir's frozen surface, led by the very last person he wanted to see again—the brother who sent him off in pieces twenty years ago..

Genre:

  • "An exciting twist on a hostile-alien-takeover drama... This exhilarating tale hurtles briskly to its heartfelt conclusion."
    Washington Post on Annex
  • "Rich Larson has an amazing knack for capturing the lonesomeness of growing up, and how much random cruelty and steadfast companionship there is in childhood. Not to mention, just how alien and scary families can be."
    Charlie Jane Anders on Annex
  • "A thrilling and imaginative entry into the alien invasion genre with two fierce and desperate young protagonists you won't be able to stop rooting for."
    Fonda Lee, World Fantasy Award-winning author of Jade City on Annex
  • "An energetic, nonstop adventure."
    Chicago Tribune on Annex
  • "Wunderkind Rich Larson's Annex gives us nonstop action set pieces as breathtakingly clever as they are relentless and a vivid, compelling cast. Sequels now, please!"
    Mike Allen, author of Unseaming on Annex
  • "Rich Larson presents a uniquely compelling apocalypse--equal parts frightening and touching."
    Alex White, author of A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe on Annex
  • "Annex is a ferocious sci-fi fairy tale--a warm, thrilling adventure about what happens after the end of the world. Both epic and intimate in equal measure, this one's a joy and a blast, from beginning to end."
    Cherie Priest, author of Boneshaker and I Am Princess X on Annex
  • "Annex's combination of a likable and diverse cast of characters with breakneck, engaging action-all against the background of an evocative and sinister world-make it an accomplished and impressive debut."
    Booklist
  • "Larson's breakneck pace end up making [Annex] exhilarating, and well worth waiting for the next volume."
    Locus
  • "Deftly plotted and packing a few interesting twists, Annex delivers."
    Kirkus
  • "Insightful and piercing."
    B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Annex

On Sale
Jul 12, 2022
Page Count
416 pages
Publisher
Orbit
ISBN-13
9780316416573

Rich Larson

About the Author

Rich Larson was born in Galmi, Niger, has lived in Spain and Czech Republic, and currently writes from Grande Prairie, Canada. He is the author of the novels Ymir and Annex, as well as over 150 short stories—some the best of which can be found in the collection Tomorrow Factory.

His fiction has appeared in over a dozen languages, including Polish, Italian, Romanian, and Japanese, and his translated collection La Fabrique des lendemains won the 2020 Grand Prix de L'Imaginaire. His first screen adaptation, Ice, won the 2021 Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program.

Find free reads and support his work at patreon.com/richlarson.

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