The Stars Undying, Emery Robin
The Stars Undying, Emery Robin
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The Stars Undying

Author: Emery Robin

Narrator: Esther Wane, Tim Campbell

Unabridged: 16 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 11/08/2022


Synopsis

A "dazzling" tale of empire and betrayal set among the stars (#1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston), this queer, spectacular space opera draws inspiration from Roman and Egyptian empires—and the lives and loves of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar.

Princess Altagracia has lost everything. After a bloody civil war, her twin sister has claimed not just the crown of their planet Szayet but the Pearl of its prophecy, a computer that contains the immortal soul of Szayet's god. Stripped of her birthright, Gracia flees the planet—just as Matheus Ceirran, Commander of the interstellar Empire of Ceiao, arrives in deadly pursuit with his volatile lieutenant, Anita. When Gracia and Ceirran's paths collide, Gracia sees an opportunity to win back her planet, her god, and her throne…if she can win the Commander and his right-hand officer over first.

But talking her way into Ceirran’s good graces, and his bed, is only the beginning. Dealing with the most powerful man in the galaxy is almost as dangerous as war, and Gracia is quickly torn between an alliance that fast becomes more than political and the wishes of the god—or machine—that whispers in her ear. For Szayet's sake, and her own, Gracia will need to become more than a princess with a silver tongue. She will have to become a queen as history has never seen before—even if it breaks an empire.

About Emery Robin

Emery Robin is a paralegal, recovering Californian, and sometime student of propaganda and art history living in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by bird on September 10, 2022

had the distinct privilege of coming into this with exactly the right amount of familiarity with cleopatra caesar antony et al which is to say i was briefly, fervently interested when i was nine, u know, when ur nine, and ur discovering the full spectrum of how deranged and scary and magnificent peo......more

Goodreads review by Maya on August 09, 2022

stands on its own as space opera, but illuminates both the actual history and the cultural memory of the end of the Roman Republic and Ptolemaic Egypt in a brilliant synthesis. Even if you don’t realize that Ceirran is Caesar, Ana is Antony, Gracia is Cleopatra, or Alekso is Alexander, you’re still......more

Goodreads review by fatma on January 17, 2025

4.5 stars "In the first year of the Thirty-Third Dynasty, when He came to the planet where I was born and made of it a wasteland for glory's sake, my ten-times-great-grandfather's king and lover, Alekso Undying, built on the ruins of the gods who had lived before Him Alectelo, the City of Endless Pe......more

Goodreads review by elaine on April 20, 2025

reread 4/20/2025: idk what i was talking about this is literally perfect #ANITALANDSONTOP 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️ — MARK ANTONY. IS. MY. BABYGIRL!!!!!!! *my telekinesis throws everything across the room* PHEW. i was looking through reviews for this book and the negative ones generally remark on how 1) there’s too mu......more

Goodreads review by Samantha on November 10, 2022

The Stars Undying is everything that I have ever wanted in a SciFi book. Full of political scheming, war strategy, and powerful characters The Stars Undying is impossible to put down. With a first line that is the longest sentence I have ever read, Emery Robin throws the reader into the deep end. Th......more


Quotes

"This debut possesses a satisfying philosophical depth ... An epic space opera perfect for listeners craving interstellar flare and political conflict interwoven with themes of immortality, personhood, and artificial intelligence."—Library Journal