Ratings36
Average rating3.3
A young man caught between two disparate worlds searches for his place in the universe in a wrenching short story by New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse.
Light-years from home, it’s Ira’s second chance. Just another anonymous student at a space station university. Not the orphan whose Earther heritage was erased. Not some social experiment put on display by his adoptive father. Not the criminal recruited by the human rebels. But when Ira’s loyalties clash once again, two wars break one on the ground and one within himself. Which will Ira stand with? Which will take him down?Rebecca Roanhorse’s Falling Bodies is part of The Far Reaches, a collection of science-fiction stories that stretch the imagination and open the heart. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.
Featured Series
6 primary booksThe Far Reaches is a 6-book series with 6 primary works first released in 2023 with contributions by James S. A. Corey, Veronica Roth, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
Reviews with the most likes.
phew!
Pretty decent short story book with a little bit of action complicated relationships in a really cool surprise ending which is why he got a four star rating.
This story builds up to an emotional end. I am a person who grew up feeling trapped between two cultural worlds and being pulled in both ways, sometimes not knowing who cared and who wanted only to win. I found this story highly relatable and the ending one I at times thought was the only way. I truly hope others in such situations find hope and a way to live free.