Edge of Dark: 1 (The Glittering Edge) - Softcover

"Employing nicely compact chapters and an engaging prose style, never letting the action flag while also illuminating a true trajectory of personal growth...Cooper charts the first third of [Ruby's] career...in a very entertaining and compelling fashion that leaves us eager for further installments."--"Locus Online"
"What "The Creative Fire" does, and does well, is marry the character-driven focus of Cooper's writing with an intriguing protagonist, a well thought out setting and spins a fascinating story."--"SF Signal "
"Cooper puts a science fiction spin on the life of Eva Peron in this fast-paced, teen-friendly series starter." --"Publisher's Weekly"
"I loved "The Diamond Deep." Excellent writing, fabulous story, and an emotional punch that leaves you wishing that Cooper wrote faster. Damned fine storytelling." --J. A. Pitts, author of "Forged in Fire"
"Cooper makes her real-life model, Argentina's Evita Peron, a clear presence while declining to be mindlessly constrained by her inspiration. Interestingly for a genre that often glorifies 'lifeboat rules' and contrived hard choices, Cooper's protagonists err on the side of mercy; violence has its place but they do their best to bring change through law. Similarly the studied indifference of the rich and powerful to the weak and poor is condemned, not praised. A sequel to 2012's "The Creative Fire," this is a worthy conclusion to Ruby's story." --"RT Book Reviews," FOUR STARS

"Playing God is dangerous: "Edge of Dark" is an intelligent, thoughtful look at what it might mean to coexist with superior AIs that we ourselves have created. Brenda Cooper's universe is detailed, inventive, and ultimately dazzling. I will remember Chrystal for a very long time."
--NANCY KRESS, winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula awards
""Edge of Dark" is bold, immersive, boundary-pushing sci-fi; a new breed of transhuman space opera. It asks all the right questions: What's the line between human and posthuman? How would immensely enhanced creatures treat mere humans? And how would we baseline humans view them--as our successors, our future selves, or our exterminators? Whatever opinion you enter this book with, it'll surprise you. Read it."
--RAMEZ NAAM, author of "Nexus "and "Crux"
Praise for previous books by Brenda Cooper:
"What "The Creative Fire" does, and does well, is marry the character-driven focus of Cooper's writing with an intriguing protagonist, a well thought out setting and spins a fascinating story."--"SF Signal "
"I loved "The Diamond Deep." Excellent writing, fabulous story, and an emotional punch that leaves you wishing that Cooper wrote faster. Damned fine storytelling." --J. A. Pitts, author of "Forged in Fire"

Playing God is dangerous: "Edge of Dark" is an intelligent, thoughtful look at what it might mean to coexist with superior AIs that we ourselves have created. Brenda Cooper s universe is detailed, inventive, and ultimately dazzling. I will remember Chrystal for a very long time.
NANCY KRESS, winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula awards
"Edge of Dark" is bold, immersive, boundary-pushing sci-fi; a new breed of transhuman space opera. It asks all the right questions: What s the line between human and posthuman? How would immensely enhanced creatures treat mere humans? And how would we baseline humans view them as our successors, our future selves, or our exterminators? Whatever opinion you enter this book with, it ll surprise you. Read it.
RAMEZ NAAM, author of "Nexus "and "Crux"
Praise for previous books by Brenda Cooper:
"What "The Creative Fire" does, and does well, is marry the character-driven focus of Cooper's writing with an intriguing protagonist, a well thought out setting and spins a fascinating story."--"SF Signal"
"I loved "The Diamond Deep." Excellent writing, fabulous story, and an emotional punch that leaves you wishing that Cooper wrote faster. Damned fine storytelling." --J. A. Pitts, author of "Forged in Fire""

A 2016 Philip K. Dick Award Nominee!
Playing God is dangerous: "Edge of Dark" is an intelligent, thoughtful look at what it might mean to coexist with superior AIs that we ourselves have created. Brenda Cooper s universe is detailed, inventive, and ultimately dazzling. I will remember Chrystal for a very long time.
NANCY KRESS, winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula awards
"Edge of Dark" is bold, immersive, boundary-pushing sci-fi; a new breed of transhuman space opera. It asks all the right questions: What s the line between human and posthuman? How would immensely enhanced creatures treat mere humans? And how would we baseline humans view them as our successors, our future selves, or our exterminators? Whatever opinion you enter this book with, it ll surprise you. Read it.
RAMEZ NAAM, author of "Nexus "and "Crux"
Praise for previous books by Brenda Cooper:
"What "The Creative Fire" does, and does well, is marry the character-driven focus of Cooper's writing with an intriguing protagonist, a well thought out setting and spins a fascinating story."--"SF Signal"
"I loved "The Diamond Deep." Excellent writing, fabulous story, and an emotional punch that leaves you wishing that Cooper wrote faster. Damned fine storytelling." --J. A. Pitts, author of "Forged in Fire""

A 2016 Philip K. Dick Award Nominee and Finalist forthe 2016 Endeavor Award
Playing God is dangerous: "Edge of Dark" is an intelligent, thoughtful look at what it might mean to coexist with superior AIs that we ourselves have created. Brenda Cooper s universe is detailed, inventive, and ultimately dazzling. I will remember Chrystal for a very long time.
NANCY KRESS, winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula awards
"Edge of Dark" is bold, immersive, boundary-pushing sci-fi; a new breed of transhuman space opera. It asks all the right questions: What s the line between human and posthuman? How would immensely enhanced creatures treat mere humans? And how would we baseline humans view them as our successors, our future selves, or our exterminators? Whatever opinion you enter this book with, it ll surprise you. Read it.
RAMEZ NAAM, author of "Nexus "and "Crux"
Praise for previous books by Brenda Cooper:
"What "The Creative Fire" does, and does well, is marry the character-driven focus of Cooper's writing with an intriguing protagonist, a well thought out setting and spins a fascinating story."--"SF Signal"
"I loved "The Diamond Deep." Excellent writing, fabulous story, and an emotional punch that leaves you wishing that Cooper wrote faster. Damned fine storytelling." --J. A. Pitts, author of "Forged in Fire""

What if a society banished its worst nightmare to the far edge of the solar system, destined to sip only dregs of light and struggle for the barest living. And yet, that life thrived? It grew and learned and became far more than you ever expected, and it wanted to return to the sun. What if it didn’t share your moral compass in any way? The Glittering Edge duology describes the clash of forces when an advanced society that has filled a solar system with flesh and blood life meets the near-AI’s that it banished long ago. This is a story of love for the wild and natural life on a colony planet, complex adventure set in powerful space stations, and the desire to live completely whether you are made of flesh and bone or silicon and carbon fiber. In Edge of Dark, meet ranger Charlie Windar and his adopted wild predator, and explore their home on a planet that has been raped and restored more than once. Meet Nona Hall, child of power and privilege from the greatest station in the system, the Diamond Deep. Meet Nona’s best friend, a young woman named Chrystal who awakens in a robotic body....