false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174593808m/421703.jpg 421703 2 Venera Fanning was last seen falling into nothingness at the end of <i>Sun of Suns</i>. Now, in <i>Queen of Candesce</i>, Venera finds herself plunging through the air among the artificial worlds of Virga, far from home and her husband, who may or may not be alive. Landing in the ancient nation of Spyre, Venera encounters new enemies and new friends (or at least convenient allies). She must quickly learn who she can trust, and who she can manipulate in order to survive. Survival isn&#8217;t her only goal; with the powerful Key of Candesce in her hands, she can control the fate of the entire world of Virga, yet something even more pressing is driving her&#8212;the all consuming need for revenge. 410825 21 8 2007 Queen of Candesce (Virga, #2) total:106|5:18|4:59|3:24|2:4|1:1| 106 407 166 20 4 1 false false Mon Aug 03 14:09:55 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 10:26:06 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 14:09:55 -0700 2009 1
Venera Fanning has a sunburn. She flew too close to the sun, but because there's no gravity she kept on flying like a sexy burnt Icarus, who was possibly the original steampunk hero. I've had prett...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:51:07 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:51:07 -0800 2009 The ingenuity and inventiveness of Karl Schroeder's miniuniverse has ushered the acclaimed author into the ranks of leading world-builders. In this second chapter of the Virga saga, Schroeder takes a different approach, with mixed reactions from the critics. He largely abandons the worlds and charac...

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One could split hairs and discuss the pluses and minuses compared to Sun of Suns. Queen of Candesce mostly (but not q...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 12:49:18 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 21:12:56 -0700 2008 ..right?

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Sun of Suns was a swashbuckler, this is much more an an intrigue book, and a hell of a setting inside a hell of a setting. ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 00:27:03 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 00:32:37 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jan 28 20:03:41 -0800 2009 Tue Aug 25 20:09:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 16:16:11 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 16:24:14 -0700 2008
The follow-up to Sun of Suns finds us in a new world within Schroeder's already quite imaginative world of Virga. However, Schroeder isn't able to bring the same gusto to this realm and the story, while entertain...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 09 17:50:04 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 05:32:51 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 17:50:04 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Sep 22 12:12:27 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 15:08:32 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 04 12:13:19 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 04 13:07:52 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 22:39:04 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 21:32:35 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 03 22:11:27 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 30 20:08:28 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Aug 22 13:00:16 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 13:01:05 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=421703