Praise for METAL FROM HEAVEN by August Clarke
“Metal from Heaven is a work of feral and furious imagination. It's pulpy, bloody, sexy, gleefully seditious and seditiously gleeful. It's a battle cry of a book; read it, and rise up.” —Alix E. Harrow, Hugo Award winner and New York Times bestselling author of Reese's Book Club Pick Starling House
“Clarke deeply engages with themes of labor rights, exploitation, and power within the pulpy, page-turning framework of a gripping revenge story. It’s an impressive juggling act, and Clarke makes it look easy, rounding things out with wonderfully complex science-fantasy worldbuilding and a steamy lesbian love plot for good measure.” —Publishers Weekly, Best SFF of 2024
“The worldbuilding is as intricate as the language, with vying factions and different religious traditions that complicate her quest for vengeance. Clarke’s adult debut, an irreverent queer fantasy novel, will thrill readers and appeal to fans of the “Locked Tomb” series by Tamsyn Muir, while the fusion of technology and magic and clash between industrialists and outlaws is reminiscent of Netflix’s Arcane.” —Library Journal
“Rich with lush prose, Metal from Heaven is a murderously good tale of highway robbery and sapphic revenge, that tackles important issues head on, and hits with a powerful ending that will stay with you long after the book is closed.” —C.S. Pacat, New York Times Bestselling author of Dark Rise
“Metal from Heaven is a delirious shout, furious and grief-stricken and staggeringly beautiful. Clarke's voice is inimitable, shines hot and sharp in this historically-inflected fantasy about labor, anarchy, and highwaywomen. If you loved The Scapegracers, you'll love this even more.” —Amal El-Mohtar, New York Times bestselling co-author of This Is How You Lose the Time War
“August Clarke is one of the most electrifying voices in genre fiction today. In Metal from Heaven, the volume is turned all the way up. This one will blow your hair back.” —Sarah Gailey, Hugo Award winner and bestselling author of The Echo Wife
“A sprawling, glorious, ichor-bright story that reads as both an ancient legend and an anti-capitalist howl of rage. Clarke’s hope for a better world spills out onto every page. You’re going to love this one.” —Andrew Joseph White, NY Times bestselling author of Hell Followed With Us and The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
“Surprising absolutely no one, Metal from Heaven is such an excellent book. I adored every heartbreak moment of Metal from Heaven. It’s a bitter triumph with an oil-slick beauty. This one’s for the dykes. It hits a lot of tender spots, beautifully done. If you trust me, read this book.” —C. L Clark, author of The Unbroken and The Faithless
“Delicious, chaotic, and whip smart, Metal from Heaven will leave you with the burning urge to rise up and revolt against tyranny. What starts as a swashbuckling tale of horny, queer outlaws blooms into a mediation on otherworldly geopolitics and consciousness itself. August Clarke has written a freakishly original novel and I love it.” —Annalee Newitz, author of The Terraformers and Stories Are Weapons
“Hits like a piston, loves like an outlaw, and thinks like China Mieville. Made me want to cry, left me feeling like a giant. I read this book and I must shout.” —Seth Dickinson, author of The Traitor Baru Cormorant
“This is industrial fantasy like you've never read before. With prose that drips like honey and burns like a forge, Metal from Heaven is all hungry revenge, human tenderness, and bloody political intrigue. August Clarke does something new here, and I can't wait for more!” —Bethany Jacobs, Philip K. Dick award-winning author of These Burning Stars
