The 2024 Hugo Awards

"Tesh writes compellingly... [blending] thrilling action with a mind-bending course in cosmic metaphysics, which keep shifting your sense of what this book is about. If you're looking for a page-turner with fascinating ideas, then Some Desperate Glory absolutely qualifies." – The Washington Post

"Quietly masterful on a prose level, this novel is doing so much so well... One of the most satisfying novels, in any genre, that I've encountered in quite some time." – Chicago Review of Books

"A wonderfully original world, sympathetic characters and a solid quest make Witch King the satisfying fantasy you yearn for when named swords and cursed rings begin to grow stale." – The Wall Street Journal

"The plot moves like a runaway train from one outrageous shock to another. The supporting characters are all quirky and believable. And the dialogue crackles and snaps, achieving laugh-out-loud effects more often than not." – Locus Magazine

"I don't want to spoil anything, so will simply say that the plot always goes where it should but not always where you'd expect. Along the way, Leckie asks big questions about trauma, power, and secrets. She answers them, too... I'll put my marker down now that this book will be on most of the award slates at the end of the year. It'll be well-earned.Translation State shows off Leckie's skills masterfully." – Locus Magazine

"The sense of place Chakraborty has conjured is one of the novel's signal achievements. Her research on the politics of the Indian Ocean in the 12th century is evident throughout, and there is plenty of adroit commentary on class conflict, piety, warfare and gender politics, particularly how these things are perpetuated through myth and storytelling. But there is also the fulfilled promise of a good time." – The New York Times