How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multive..., K. Eason
How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multive..., K. Eason
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How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse

Author: K. Eason

Narrator: Nicole Poole

Unabridged: 11 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/08/2019

Synopsis

Rory Thorne is a princess with thirteen fairy blessings, the most important of which is to see through flattery and platitudes. As the eldest daughter, she always imagined she'd inherit her father's throne and govern the interplanetary Thorne Consortium.

Then her father is assassinated, her mother gives birth to a son, and Rory is betrothed to the prince of a distant world.

When Rory arrives in her new home, she uncovers a treacherous plot to unseat her newly betrothed and usurp his throne. An unscrupulous minister has conspired to name himself Regent to the minor (and somewhat foolish) prince. With only her wits and a small team of allies, Rory must outmaneuver the Regent and rescue the prince.

How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse is a feminist reimagining of familiar fairytale tropes and a story of resistance and self-determination—how small acts of rebellion can lead a princess to not just save herself, but change the course of history.

About K. Eason

K. Eason is a lecturer at the University of California, Irvine, where she and her composition students tackle important topics such as the zombie apocalypse, the humanity of cyborgs, and whether or not Beowulf is a good guy. Her publications include the On the Bones of Gods fantasy series, and she has had short fiction published in Cabinet-des-Fees, Jabberwocky 4, Crossed Genres, and Kaleidotrope.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda on December 09, 2020

3.5 starsWhatever happened now, Rory was on her ownRory Thorne is (quite literally) blessed. The Thorne family line has only had males for the last 200 years...but thanks to her mother's wish for a daughter, Rory was born. And with that...came certain obligations."Nevertheless, Majest......more

Goodreads review by emma on September 01, 2021

This just wasn't for me. Nothing particularly wrong with it. Nothing really right with it, either, in my purview. And...I'm comfortable leaving it at that. Yeah. That's the review. Bottom line: Not everything can be for everyone! --------------- pre-review no matter what i tried, i couldn't get myself inte......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on February 24, 2020

3.5, rounded down because I am annoyed by the plant-as-mood-ring gimmick. Cranky botanist rant: I can't see why or how a plant would have evolved to respond instantly to human moods. Plants don't exist for the convenience of humans. Otherwise this book is good fun - a bit heavy on the tell and light......more

Goodreads review by Michael on May 05, 2019

This is big, wonderful space opera with realistic, complex characters. Rory Thorne is, of course, foremost among them--a cross between a young princess Leia and Sansa Stark--but the secondary characters are so well drawn that they almost steal the show. That's not quite right--they don't steal the s......more

Goodreads review by Allison on August 17, 2020

I read this for my GR-to-real-life book club! I forgot we'd picked it, so it was good that was quite quick haha. My general feelings are this was fun, but didn't do anything new--in fact, it kiiinda felt like it was "trying to be different" but wasn't well versed in the genre, and so it just failed......more

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