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Empress of ForeverNOW A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST "A classic space opera a universe we've never seen before." Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author From Hugo Award finalist Max Gladstone comes a smart, swashbuckling, wildly imaginative adventure; the saga of a rag tag team of brilliant misfits, dangerous renegades, and enhanced outlaws in a war torn future. A wildly successful innovator to rival Steve Jobs or Elon Musk, Vivian Liao is prone to radical
NOW A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST
"A classic space opera...a universe we've never seen before." --Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author From Hugo Award finalist Max Gladstone comes a smart, swashbuckling, wildly imaginative adventure; the saga of a rag-tag team of brilliant misfits, dangerous renegades, and enhanced outlaws in a war-torn future. A wildly successful innovator to rival Steve Jobs or Elon Musk, Vivian Liao is prone to radical thinking, quick decision-making, and reckless action. On the eve of her greatest achievement, she tries to outrun people who are trying to steal her success. In the chilly darkness of a Boston server farm, Viv sets her ultimate plan into motion. A terrifying instant later, Vivian Liao is catapulted through space and time to a far future where she confronts a destiny stranger and more deadly than she could ever imagine. The end of time is ruled by an ancient, powerful Empress who blesses or blasts entire planets with a single thought. Rebellion is literally impossible to consider--until Vivian Liao arrives. Trapped between the Pride--a ravening horde of sentient machines--and a fanatical sect of warrior monks who call themselves the Mirrorfaith, Viv must rally a strange group of allies to confront the Empress and find a way back to the world and life she left behind. A magnificent work of vivid imagination and universe-spanning action, Empress of Forever is a feminist Guardians of the Galaxy crossed with Star Wars and spiced with the sensibility and spirit of Iain M. Banks and William Gibson. "Empress of Forever is tense and vast, complex and twisty, a space opera epic that's a lot faster on the draw than Star Wars or Star Trek ever dreamed of being. But at its core, it's an epic about the value of empathy and the importance of compassion. It's amazingly good."--Locus "With Empress of Forever, Max Gladstone's remarkable talent is operating at full stretch, demonstrating the strength, power, and originality at his command. This unique and propulsive novel yields a deep, cellular-level enchantment filled at every turn with curiosity and delight."--Peter Straub "Empress of Forever is a story that will make you weep with wonder. The whole book is filled with the kind of snark that I love and an endless majesty of stars. It broke me to pieces and then stitched me back together with golden thread. Simply glorious."--K.B. Wagers, author of Behind the Throne "Galaxy-saving space opera with cool original settings and a unique band of adventurers that change each other for the better. It was a wild ride and I really enjoyed it."--Martha Wells, Hugo Award-winning author of The Murderbot Diaries "Incorporates wonder and wit to create a feminist, humanist playground. Introduces one mind-blowing concept after another, capitalizing on the concept of personal power while candidly addressing personal failure. This feast for the imagination intelligently captures the complexities of a variety of relationships in an adrenaline-fueled series of escapades and will leave readers both exhausted and elated."--Publishers Weekly, starred review "A fantastic tale of adventure on the grandest scale of epic space opera, spanning galaxies full of battles and traps as well as trade and negotiation, all told with humor as the crew seeks allies, weapons, and ships to fight back against The Empress to save the galaxy--and so Viv can find her way home."--Booklist, starred review "Vivian is an amazing woman: with no more than her sharp wit in a universe of AIs and enhanced beings, she still ends up being the key to the truth. Gladstone's epic space opera and fast-paced adventure will thrill readers."--Library Journal, starred reviewBinding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 06/18/2019
ISBN: 9780765395818
Pages: 480
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.40d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/01/2019
Library Journal 05/01/2019 pg. 74
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2019
Booklist 05/15/2019 pg. 39
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★★★★★ 5
Quality and security-oriented wallet
Color: Adventure Brown - Forest Brown
This is a neatly constructed wallet. The material of the leather feels satisfying to carry unlike previous wallets. This wallet consists of many card slots, and allows ease of access between them. The wallet can fit checks, cash and is just a nice layout and style to be able to look through it. Because some of our cards support RFID and NFC technology, bad actors can try to steal our credentials. This wallet has a material to mitigate these occurrences, but like anything in security whether it be physical security controls or the wide scope of cybersecurity, do not rely on it and try to be up-to-date with the trend. I am sure we would all want to be one step above in relation to keeping our credentials secure. Still, it is an excellently built wallet and I highly recommend it.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Easy to use
Color: Adventure Brown - Forest Brown
Cards load easier and easy to remove them to use. Holds money and cards for easy use. Nice and supple and wears excellently. Good quality leather and card slot are bigger then other wallets I have tried.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Beautiful Wallet
Color: With NO Logo - Smooth Nappa Black
Well constructed and beautiful wallet. The black Nappa leather I ordered is soft and smooth to the touch and you can tell by the look, feel, and smell that it is high quality. I love that you can order this with both a logo and no logo for a clean look.
The design on this is well thought out.
I'd definitely recommend this wallet to anyone. It is an amazing value and far superior to any other $30 wallet I've ever seen.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Almost perfect!
Color: With Coin Pocket - Forest Brown
I purchased this wallet primarily for its generous number of conveniently located slots and its coin pocket. If you can't fit everything you want to EDC in this wallet, you need to think about getting a sling bag! Having returned the same model in Grizzily Brown due to a stitching defect and ordered this one in Forest Brown, I can see it is a richer, lighter shade and the finish seems smoother and more refined. Some of my cards were tight in previous wallet slots, but everything fits great in this one. Why the one star off? First, this wallet is about a quarter inch too large in all dimensions, especially thickness. While it doesn't protrude out the top of my back pocket, it is a challenge to close the button on some pants and it is also snug side-to-side, so removal involves some wiggling until pockets stretch and the wallet breaks in. The leather used in its construction is smooth but stiff at first, given that it is about twice as thick as most American or European wallet leather I've owned: think bullhide. The smell is also a little off, definitely natural cowhide but processed with whatever is used to tan leather in India rather than in the United States. Finally, this looks like something that belongs in a pair of jeans or casual pants, NOT pulled out of a suit at a Michelin star restaurant. The stitching, evenness of dye and lines are far from perfect, but what it lacks in looks it more than makes up for in every day function, character, and anticipated durability.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2026
★★★★★ 5
The Best Wallet
Color: Boulder Black - Napa Smooth Black
This is the second wallet I have purchased from Bull Guard. The first one is identical and I have used it for approximately one year. The first wallet has held up perfectly. I just decided to buy a second one because I am so happy with the first one and I decided to break up my cards into frequently used in the second, new wallet and less frequently used in the first and older wallet. The capacity of the wallet is excellent. It easily holds all my credit cards, drivers license, bills, insurance ID cards, and my global entry card. The material, workmanship, durability, and quality is also excellent. The wallet is all leather and breaks in perfectly. The size is also perfect fitting perfectly in my rear pocket. For the price, this is the best man's wallet I have ever had and I highly recommend it.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2025