Ancestral Night (White Space Book 1)

Name: Ancestral Night (White Space Book 1)
Price: 1.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.2 (3417 reviews)
Author: Elizabeth Bear

by Elizabeth Bear

Science Fiction Science Fiction Fantasy

4.2 (3,417)

4.2 stars from 3,417 reviews. Top 66% of Science Fiction books we track.

512 pages~8.5 hr readPublished by Simon & Schuster Books For Young ReadersPublished 2019-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love space opera with real scientific depth and complex worldbuilding that doesn't talk down to you.
You want characters who feel like actual people navigating dangerous, morally grey situations instead of chosen-one heroes.
You appreciate big ideas about consciousness, technology, and what it means to be human across species.

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You prefer simple, straightforward plots where the stakes are clear and the good guys obviously win.
You want romance or relationships to be central to the story rather than background elements.
You struggle with dense worldbuilding and prefer standalone novels to series you need to commit to.

About this book

Haimey Dz and her partner Connla Kurucz are salvage operators who live on the margins of legality, piloting a small ship through the remnants of failed White Transitions in search of relics from lost human and alien vessels. Their work offers little promise of substantial reward, yet they persist in hopes of one major discovery. When they uncover shocking information about an alien species previously believed extinct, their find threatens to destabilize the fragile peace humanity has maintained and could trigger widespread conflict. This space opera explores big ideas through the story of two salvagers whose discovery may alter the course of civilization.

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Currently around #98K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Climbing the charts — 49% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.2★ from 3,417 reviews

Gaining approximately 28 new reviews per month. Steady word of mouth growth. Rating has climbed from 4.1 to 4.2. Recent readers are rating it higher.

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