Decibel Jones and the one remaining Absolute Zero are chosen for us to sing for our sentience. Valente presents this insanity in such a sane way, you can't help but wonder if somewhere out there in space, there really might just be an intergalactic Eurovision contest playing out between all the other forms of life.Įarth isn't given a choice in representatives either. If you deserve a place at the table or if you don't. Singing, as it turns out, is the best way to gauge if you are sentient or not. Once intergalactic civilization finds you, you must sing. It turns out, new species petitioning for sentience don't really have a choice in the matter. At least, not until aliens came to Earth. Tragedy struck in the form of the loss of one band member, Mira Wonderful Star, and the band hasn't been together since. A former rock star, Decibel used to be frontman to rock trio Decibel Jones and the Absolute Zeros. Enter our protagonist, the "ethereal glamtrash satyr" Decibel Jones. Those are some pretty big stakes to set up at the start of our story, and Valente, in her characteristic style, does so beautifully. Any beings petitioning for sentience who fall into last place are exterminated. If a petitioner species doesn't get last place, they are welcomed into intergalactic civilization.
Yes, all sentient and petitioning sentient beings must participate in a song contest every year. That peace relies on a spectacular demonstration every year in the form of a song contest, the Metagalactic Grand Prix.
A recent Sentience War has resulted in a shaky peace between all the major civilizations across the galaxy. It can't stand not happening." And all this intergalactic life has run into each other and made a bit of a mess of things. In Space Opera's universe, "Life wants to happen. The skyscraper zapped it and snuffed out all five.It begins with an explanation. It shot out at a perpendicular angle, slowed down and then started to take off in a different direction. A small pod burst forth from the rear section. I zoomed in and realized the bits were Omanix crew. Some struck the corvette while others seemed to strike bits of debris. Multiple beams of light zapped from its hull. It hovered above the ship, blocking out the stars in nearly my entire field of view. The debris cloud continued to expand and push out as small explosions rippled across the corvette’s surface.ĭwarfing the remains of the Omanix was a skyscraper. Corpses of both the Omanix crew and Vantagax boarding parties bumped around in the tangled mess. Debris from the ship floated in a large cloud. The Omanix was broken into three main pieces. They have just escaped the ship they were traveling on and are now watching it be destroyed by the enemy.
I would like a cover that depicts one scene in the book in which the main character floats in space.
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