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Meru
- The Alloy Era, Book 1
- By: S.B. Divya
- Narrated by: Deepa Samuel
- Length: 17 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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For five centuries, human life has been restricted to Earth, while posthuman descendants called alloys freely explore the galaxy. But when the Earthlike planet of Meru is discovered, two unlikely companions venture forth to test the habitability of this unoccupied new world and the future of human-alloy relations. For Jayanthi, the adopted human child of alloy parents, it’s an opportunity to rectify the ancient reputation of her species as avaricious and destructive, and to give humanity a new place in the universe.
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Read the book instead of listening
- By Anij on 05-01-23
- Meru
- The Alloy Era, Book 1
- By: S.B. Divya
- Narrated by: Deepa Samuel
A love story set among the stars
Reviewed: 02-06-23
Meru by S.B. Divya was so beautiful. Narration was bananas - all done by one person, Deepa Samuel, who covers a staggering range of genders, constructs, and other varied beings. This story falls into the oddly specific category of sci-fi where the main character falls in love with a sentient spaceship, or in this case, a large space faring being that voluntarily acts as a spaceship for humans. The story is wonderful and long and twisted, I could not guess where it was going to go at times. An intense character study with the POV changing from chapter to chapter. Full of political intrigue, philosophy, morality and ethics, discrimination, parallels to colonialism and racism. I was surprised at how quickly I got through it, considering it is almost 18 hours long - I didn't once get bored or consider putting it down. A beautiful love story set among the stars. Highly recommended. A+++
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