Engines of Oblivion

by Karen Osborne

Overview

Karen Osborne continues her science fiction action and adventure series the Memory War with Engines of Oblivion, the sequel to Architects of Memory—the corporations running the galaxy are about to learn not everyone can be bought.

Natalie Chan gained her corporate citizenship, but barely survived the battle for Tribulation.

Now corporate has big plans for Natalie. Horrible plans.

Locked away in Natalie's missing memory is salvation for the last of an alien civilization and the humans they tried to exterminate. The corporation wants total control of both—or their deletion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250215505
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/09/2021
Series:	The Memory War , #2
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	491,709
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 5.30(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

KAREN OSBORNE is a speculative fiction writer and visual storyteller living in Baltimore. She is a Nebula finalist and graduate of Viable Paradise as well the Clarion Writers’ Workshop. Osborne has won awards for her news & opinion writing, and her short fiction appears in Uncanny, Fireside, Escape Pod, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and more. Architects of Memory is her debut sf novel.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Engines of Oblivion

“A solid story of corporate control versus personhood, alien encounters, and doing what is right as opposed to what is easy.”—Library Journal, starred review

“Clever, intricately constructed...Series fans and lovers of James S.A. Corey’s Expanse novels will be thrilled.” —Publishers Weekly

Praise for Architects of Memory

“Exciting and scary and fun and smart and sad and moving all at the same time. You need this book in your life.”—Sam J. Miller, Nebula Award Winning author of The Art of Starving and Blackfish City

“A thrilling labyrinth of plot twists exploring loyalty, trust, and promises.”—Sue Burke, Arthur C. Clarke Award finalist and author of Semiosis

“Kick-ass and poetic.”—Emily Devenport, author of Medusa Uploaded

“Far-future corporate dystopia plus deep-space mystery plus powerful character drama. For fans of Firefly, Killjoys, and The Wrong Stars.”—Michael R. Underwood, author of Annihilation Aria

“An absolutely stunning debut . . . razor-tipped and diamond-sharp. A deadly first shot from one of the most incisive new voices in the genre.”—Tyler Hays, author of The Imaginary Corpse

“Architects of Memory is the queer, nail-biting lovechild of the humanity of The Expanse and the action-fast pulse of Die Hard, and I loved every minute of it.”—A.J. Hackwith, author of The Library of the Unwritten

“... A plot twisty, heart-stealing delight. It’s the whole space opera package: the Vai are some of the most perspective-shifting, most poignant, most alien extraterrestrials I’ve ever encountered, the corporate overlords have their scum dials turned up to eleven, and the love story at its core is tragic and hopeful and beautiful all at once. It’s a safe bet that this debut is the start of something really special.”—Bryan Camp, Author of The City of Lost Fortunes and Gather the Fortunes

From the Publisher

★ 01/01/2021

Natalie Chan has finally achieved her greatest desire: corporate citizenship. It came at the cost of her crew, her friends, and almost her own life during the battle on Tribulation. Now with memory damage after that battle, she still works for Aurora and soon discovers she cannot leave her past behind. Her brain contains secrets that would give Aurora the power to turn the tide in the war against the Vai, and they will do anything to have it. Natalie must team up with an untrustworthy partner and discover a way to protect the truth from the ones who will exploit it for their own benefit. Natalie is a wonderfully gray character and this novel gives her an emotionally rich and deep growth arc. Calls back to characters in the last book tie together some of the looser ends, and the ending twist is unique and satisfying. VERDICT Osborne's follow-up to Architects of Memory is a solid story of corporate control versus personhood, alien encounters, and doing what is right as opposed to what is easy.—Kristi Chadwick, Massachusetts Lib. Syst., Northampton

Library Journal