Countess

Name: Countess
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Suzan Palumbo
ISBN: 9781666672367

Author: Suzan Palumbo

Narrator: Chanté McCormick

Unabridged: 4 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 09/10/2024

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

A queer Caribbean anti-colonial Count of Monte Cristo set in space in which a betrayed captain seeks revenge on the interplanetary empire that subjugated her people for generations. Virika Sameroo lives in colonized space under the Æerbot Empire, much like her ancestors before her in the British West Indies. After years of working hard to rise through the ranks of the empire’s merchant marine, she’s finally become first lieutenant on an interstellar cargo vessel. When her captain dies under suspicious circumstances, Virika is arrested for murder and charged with treason despite her lifelong loyalty to the empire. Her conviction and subsequent imprisonment set her on a path of revenge, determined to take down the evil empire that wronged her, all while the fate of her people hangs in the balance.

About Suzan Palumbo

Suzan Palumbo is a Trinidadian-Canadian dark speculative fiction writer and editor. Her short stories have been nominated for the Nebula, Aurora, and World Fantasy Awards. Her debut dark fantasy/horror short story collection, Skin Thief: Stories, is out now from Neon Hemlock. She lives in Brampton, ON.

About Chanté McCormick

Chanté McCormic is an Audie and Earphones award-winning narrator. A proud member of SAG-AFTRA and Actors Equity Association, she holds a bachelor of science in speech from the prestigious theatre department at Northwestern University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lydia

I wasn't exactly sure if I would enjoy this book. I usually like true crime stories or memoirs. This book will take you on a space opera journey of injustice and revenge worth every tensed nerve and desperate hope. It is a small book but powerful. Well written.......more

Goodreads review by Chantaal

Last year, Suzan Palumbo's short story collection Skin Thief: Stories was a delightful discovery, a solid introduction to her ideas and themes. I really enjoyed it, and was looking forward to more - which is why I jumped at the chance to request this ARC as soon as I saw it, and was thrilled to rece......more

Goodreads review by Ms. Woc Reader

Countess is a Caribbean inspired space set retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo. In the Æcerbot Empire, the descendants of people from the English speaking Caribbean were taken and placed on the planet of Orinoco. Virika has worked her way up to the top of the ranks in the merchant marines despite......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy

Countess destroyed me and put me through every possible emotion. Countess is described as a Queer Caribbean Count of Monte Cristo and I think that description rings true. This book follows a similar plot structure to the classic epic, but does so with a science fiction flair and I really enjoyed that......more

Quotes

"[Narrator Chanté] McCormick employs a West Indies accent for Virika's mother, but she loses the accent for Virika to capture her assimilation into the dominant culture. [She] makes clear . . . the insidious discrimination of society in general." –AudioFile