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Product Identifiers

PublisherAmazon Publishing

ISBN-10166250506X

ISBN-139781662505065

eBay Product ID (ePID)23060734464

Product Key Features

Book TitleLoka

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

TopicScience Fiction / Hard Science Fiction, Science Fiction / Space Opera, Science Fiction / Genetic Engineering

GenreFiction

AuthorS. B. Divya

Book SeriesThe Alloy Era Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight9.6 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width0.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2024-391937

Reviews"This sequel deepens Meru 's extensive worldbuilding and continues to draw on its core themes of what humanity means in a post-human future. However, this is, at heart, a coming-of-age story that will appeal to young adult readers as much as to older fans of Divya's." -- Library Journal "Informed by the author's experiences working in science and engineering, and struggles with long-Covid-induced chronic fatigue syndrome, the narrative explores questions of belonging and friendship with a clear-eyed precision, bringing to mind the heartfelt emotion of Becky Chambers's Wayfarers series and the worldbuilding and deep ethical questions of The Terraformers by Analee Newitz. Teen and adult readers alike will easily fall in love with Akshaya and Somya." -- Publishers Weekly, "Informed by the author's experiences working in science and engineering, and struggles with long-Covid-induced chronic fatigue syndrome, the narrative explores questions of belonging and friendship with a clear-eyed precision, bringing to mind the heartfelt emotion of Becky Chambers's Wayfarers series and the worldbuilding and deep ethical questions of The Terraformers by Analee Newitz. Teen and adult readers alike will easily fall in love with Akshaya and Somya." -- Publishers Weekly

Dewey Edition23/eng/20240809

Series Volume Number2

Dewey Decimal813.6

SynopsisFinding a place to belong becomes a girl's ambitious quest in a thrilling epic about space, humanity, and self-discovery by S.B. Divya, Hugo and Nebula Award finalist and author of Meru . Akshaya is the hybrid daughter of a human mother and an alloy, a genetically engineered posthuman--and she's the future of life on the planet Meru. But not if the determined Akshaya can help it. Before choosing where her future lies, she wants to circumnavigate the most historic orb in the universe--the birthplace of humanity: Earth. Akshaya's parents reluctantly agree to her anthropological challenge--one with no assistance from alloy devices, transport, or wary alloys themselves who manage humanity and the regions of Earth called Loka. It's just Akshaya; her equally bold best friend, Somya; and a carefully planned itinerary threading continent by continent across a wondrous terrain of things she's never seen: blue skies, sunrises, snowcapped mountains, and roiling oceans. As the adventure unfolds, the travelers discover love and new friendships, but they also learn the risks of a planet that's not entirely welcoming. On this trek--rapturous, dangerous, and life-changing--Akshaya will discover what human existence really means.

LC Classification NumberPS3604.I928L6 2024