In Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders, alien-hero-clone-disguised-as-a-human Tina has been waiting her whole life for the beacon inside her to light up and call down her ship to whisk her into the stars. If you want to know what you can expect from this epic space adventure, check out author Charlie Jane’s GIF recap below. And make sure to pick up Victories Greater Than Death—available in paperback on February 1st!
The other day I shared the link to the pre-order campaign to my young-adult space fantasy epic VICTORIES GREATER THAN DEATH (https://t.co/EQccVbAbRC). You can get awesome free stuff if you pre-order!
Now I thought I’d share 10 gifs that explain what this book is about. pic.twitter.com/TWAptDLWLM
— Charlie Jane Anders *Victories Greater than Death* (@charliejane) February 10, 2021
VICTORIES is about Tina, a teenager who *knows* that she has a huge destiny out there, among the stars. She can’t wait to leave home and grab her dreams with both hands, but meanwhile she’s stuck… waiting. Until one day, it finally happens! pic.twitter.com/XGMiUbXQPM
— ✨ Please pre-order #VictoriesGreaterThanDeath! ✨ (@charliejane) February 10, 2021
Tina’s best friend is Rachael, an introverted artist who just wants to hide away and draw cool cartoons. (Except that Rachael not-so-secretly wishes she could go into space too.) Their friendship is the heart of the book. pic.twitter.com/VmXwDi62ck
— ✨ Please pre-order #VictoriesGreaterThanDeath! ✨ (@charliejane) February 10, 2021
But even before she leaves home, Tina gets hints that there is some terrifying and horrible biz waiting for her out there. There’s a monster, who killed her once before, and he’s the most beautiful man who ever lived–except he’s a cold-hearted mass murderer. pic.twitter.com/IhhcEaawhv
— ✨ Please pre-order #VictoriesGreaterThanDeath! ✨ (@charliejane) February 10, 2021
The good news? Tina gets a posse. There’s a motley crew of human teenagers and mostly young/inexperienced aliens, who travel with her. They ALL HAVE EACH OTHER’S BACKS and they travel through the cosmos righting wrongs and standing up to genocidal monsters. pic.twitter.com/xDVmAYAIMv
— ✨ Please pre-order #VictoriesGreaterThanDeath! ✨ (@charliejane) February 10, 2021
And there’s one person in particular who joins the crew of the Indomitable… a teenage girl named Elza who annoys the shit out of Tina. Until, umm… they stop annoying each other so much. <3 pic.twitter.com/Xymje2H5NS
— ✨ Please pre-order #VictoriesGreaterThanDeath! ✨ (@charliejane) February 10, 2021
These misfits become a family and they go thru endless scrapes together without ever quite becoming a well-oiled crew. They have heart, and they never run from danger.
(Even when there’s a MONSTER THAT WANTS TO EAT THEIR HAIR.) pic.twitter.com/r6DdAgLiR4
— ✨ Please pre-order #VictoriesGreaterThanDeath! ✨ (@charliejane) February 10, 2021
But they’re on an epic quest to find the secrets of an ancient weapon, and time is running out! Worlds could die if they don’t find the answers before the bad guys. pic.twitter.com/WgIcW2tFDm
— ✨ Please pre-order #VictoriesGreaterThanDeath! ✨ (@charliejane) February 10, 2021
Luckily, they make lots of friends and meet friendly aliens who help them and teach them about weird alien stuff. pic.twitter.com/CNt9Di5Ye2
— ✨ Please pre-order #VictoriesGreaterThanDeath! ✨ (@charliejane) February 10, 2021
Not gonna lie. It gets kinda dark and intense. People die, but also Tina has to face up to the high cost of violence, and what it does to you. pic.twitter.com/TO4s9jIK5Z
— ✨ Please pre-order #VictoriesGreaterThanDeath! ✨ (@charliejane) February 10, 2021
In the end, Tina can’t do it alone, because she’s not a Chosen One. She’s part of a Chosen Family. pic.twitter.com/KkaPL2CTbj
— ✨ Please pre-order #VictoriesGreaterThanDeath! ✨ (@charliejane) February 10, 2021
