- American literature, Indentured servants, Fiction, Police
"In fifty years, Myrra will be free. Until then, she's a contract worker. Ever since she was five, her life and labor have belonged to the highest bidder on her contract--butchers, laundries, and now the powerful, secretive Carlyles. But when one night finds the Carlyles dead, Myrra is suddenly free a lot sooner than she anticipated--and at a cost she never could have imagined. Burdened with the Carlyles' orphaned daughter and the terrible secret they died to escape, she runs. With time running out, Myrra must come face to face with the truth about her world--and embrace what's left before it's too late"--
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Grave, classical in form, earnest and relentless.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- contemporarynostalgic
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
About the book
- Author
- Marissa Levien
- First published
- 2021
- Pages
- 416
- Publisher
- Redhook, Orbit
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780316592413
Where to read
Libraries first: a card gets you most books for nothing. Each opens that service’s page for this title.
On Open Library, 1 have read it and 1 want to.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
Queen of the Conquered 201986% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
The armored saint 201885% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
Dying of the Light 197783% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
All the Sinners Bleed 202382% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
The call 201682% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
Three Dark Crowns 201681% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
The Prison Healer 202181% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
The Gilded Cage 202181% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
Blade Runner 2099 202685% alikeTelevision · Both grave, classical in form, earnest.
New Jersey Drive 199585% alikeFilm · Both grave, classical in form, earnest.