If you're into enthralling world-building and rich political intrigue, "The Black Tides of Heaven" will captivate you. This novella seamlessly blends personal dramas with larger societal issues, as the twins navigate a deeply stratified world. Its exploration of identity and the bonds that tether us to our destinies makes it a compelling read. The Tensorate series begins here, and it's an epic jump-off into a vividly imagined realm.

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• Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novella (2018)
• Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novella (2017)
• World Fantasy Award Nominee for Novella (2018)
• James Tiptree Jr. Award Nominee (2017)
• The Kitschies Nominee for Golden Tentacle (Debut) (2017)

The Black Tides of Heaven is one of a pair of standalone introductions to Neon Yang's Tensorate Series. Mokoya and Akeha, the twin children of the Protector, were sold to the Grand Monastery as children. While Mokoya developed her strange prophetic gift, Akeha was always the one who could see the strings that moved adults to action. While his sister received visions of what would be, Akeha realized what could be. What's more, he saw the sickness at the heart of his mother's Protectorate. A rebellion is growing. The Machinists discover new levers to move the world every day, while the Tensors fight to put them down and preserve the power of the state. Unwilling to continue to play a pawn in his mother's twisted schemes, Akeha leaves the Tensorate behind and falls in with the rebels. But every step Akeha takes towards the Machinists is a step away from his sister Mokoya. Can Akeha find peace without shattering the bond he shares with his twin sister?

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