{"product_id":"seven-devils","title":"Seven Devils","description":"Product Description\n\n\nTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP FIVE BESTSELLER'Moves at a cracking pace and, with neat plot twists and cliffhangers, is page-turning fun' GuardianSeven resistance fighters will free the galaxy from the ruthless Empire - or die trying.After Eris faked her death, she thought she had left her old life as Princess Discordia - heir to the galaxy's most ruthless empire - behind. But joining the Novantaen Resistance, an organisation opposed to the Empire's voracious expansion, throws her right back into the fray.Resistance fighter pilot Clo has been given a mission: infiltrate an Empire spaceship ferrying deadly cargo to gain vital intelligence. A task made all the more difficult when she's forced to partner with an old enemy - Princess Discordia herself, Eris.They discover more than they bargained for on the ship: fugitives with first-hand knowledge of the Empire's inner workings. With this information, these women might just bring the Empire to its knees. But the clock is ticking: Eris's brother Damocles, new heir to the throne, plans to disrupt a peace summit with the only remaining free alien people, ensuring the Empire's total domination. Unless this band of unlikely rebels stops him, millions will die . . .\n\n\nReview\n\n\nThis first collaboration from Lam (Goldilocks) and May (The Falconer) revels in the frenetic energy of its girl power-infused, space operatic premise ―\nPublishers Weekly\n\nThe first book in a duology is a witty, fast-paced, feministspace opera ―\nBooklist\n\nEach of the characters in Seven Devils is distinct with her own character, personality, backstory, and soul ―\nThe Roarbots\n\nUnabashedly fun! ―\nPajiba\n\nRebellion is bloody business, but necessary - and with an ensemble as memorable as the one you'll find within the pages of Seven Devils...quite a lot of fun, to boot ―\nThe Fantasy Hive\n\nIf you're on the lookout for a smart sci-fi story with a compelling world, sharp dialogue, and a pacy, entertaining plot, featuring kickass women with well-described histories, motivations and development (not to mention queer representation), then look no further than\nSeven Devils ―\nTrack of Worlds\n\nAn enjoyable story with excellent characters ―\nBook Bag\n\nAn engrossing and fun space opera. 8\/10 ―\nSci-Fi Bulletin\n\n\nBook Description\n\n\nRebels, an evil empire, and more snappy dialogue than Firefly - for fans of Rogue One, Ann Leckie, and Becky Chambers\n\n\nAbout the Author\n\n\nElizabeth May is a professional photographer who has worked for an array of magazines and publishing houses. She is currently living in Edinburgh where she is studying anthropology while writing her next novel.You can learn more at www.elizabethmaywrites.co.uk or by following @_ElizabethMay on twitter.\n\nOriginally from sunny California, Laura Lam now lives in cloudy Scotland. She is the author of feminist space opera\nSeven Devils (co-written\n with Elizabeth May), BBC Radio 2 Book Club section\nFalse Hearts, the companion novel\nShattered Minds, and the award-winning Micah Grey series:\nPantomime,\nShadowplay, and\nMasquerade. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in anthologies such as\nNasty Women,\nSolaris Rising 3, Cranky Ladies of History,\nScotland in Space, and more. Her romance alter ego is Laura Ambrose. She lectures part-time at Edinburgh Napier University on the Creative Writing MA.","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39664577052757,"sku":"9781473225152N","price":5.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/22cec1e1-3e6f-49e2-921f-6fc7a96c2c05.jpg?v=1644250673","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/products\/seven-devils","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}