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In this quartet’s first volume, Bright of the Sky, Kay Kenyon introduced a milieu unique in science fiction and fantasy: the Entire, a five-armed radial universe that exists in a dimension without stars and planets and that, in effect, tunnels through our own. Stretched over the Entire is a lid of plasma, called the bright, which ebbs and flows, bringing day and twilight. This is the setting for Kenyon’s celebrated series, The Entire and The Rose, which chronicles the journey of Titus Quinn through the land of wonders that is the Entire.
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What reviewers and other authors have said about The Entire and The Rose series…
“A star-maker, a magnificent book.” —SF Site
“A splendid fantasy quest as compelling as anything by Stephen R. Donaldson, Philip Jose Farmer or yes, J. R. R. Tolkien.” —The Washington Post
“Kay Kenyon’s Bright of the Sky and just-released A World Too Near feature a brilliant SF setting that rivals Larry Niven’s Ringworld and Philip Jose Farmer’s Riverworld series for sheer invention, adventure, complexity, and sense of wonder.” —Omnivoracious
“If The Entire and the Rose isn’t the most audacious and exhilarating epic SF saga to hit the racks since the Night’s Dawn trilogy, then I might as well throw in the towel.”– SF REVIEWS.com
“. . .deft prose, high-stakes suspense and skilled, thorough world building.” – Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“One of the most fascinating scifi series on the market today.” –Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
“This may well be the most ambitious epic science fiction series of the current decade.” – SFRevu
“Bright of the Sky enchants on the scale of your first encounter with the world inside of Rama, or the immense history behind the deserts of Dune, or the unbridled audacity of Riverworld. It’s an enormous stage demanding a grand story and, so far, Kenyon is telling it with style and substance. The characters are as solid as the world they live in, and Kenyon’s prose sweeps you up and never lets go. On it’s own, Bright of the Sky could very well be the book of the year. If the rest of the story measures up, it will be one for the ages.” – SF Site
“. . . a bravura concept bolstered by fine writing; lots of plausible, thrilling action; old-fashioned heroism; and strong emotional hooks . . . Kenyon can only go on from here to a stature as tall as the Tarig sky city known as the Ascendancy.” –SciFi.com
“. . . epic fantasy and world-building on a grand scale. It would be criminal if this novel didn’t make year’s best lists at the end of 2008.” –Realms of Fantasy
“. . .a fascinating and gratifying feat of world building. . . a grand epic, indeed.” –Booklist
“Kenyon’s latest has it all–plot, character, action, science, and the sense of wonder that all the cynics say can’t be done anymore. A remarkable achievement.” –Mike Resnick
“And who is writing space opera as sharp as Kay Kenyon in her The Entire And The Rose series?” –Junot Díaz, winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
“Kay Kenyon’s Bright of the Sky is her richest and most ambitious novel yet–fascinating.” –Greg Bear
“Titus Quinn bestrides Bright of the Sky in the great tradition of larger-than-life heroes, an engaging, romantic, unforgettable character.” –Louise Marley
“Pure magic!” –Sean Williams
“a story of tragedy and loss, of decisions made and regretted, sacrifices made, and an ultimate re-birth and renewal. It’s a grand theme that more than matches its brilliant setting, and that makes The Entire and the Rose a landmark science fiction series of the twenty-first century” –SF Site
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