Description: "An engrossing picaresque quest, a love story, and a moving character study . . . [Karen] Lord is on a par with Ursula K. Le Guin." -- The Guardian "[A] fascinating and thoughtful science fiction novel that examines] adaptation, social change, and human relationships. I've not read anything quite like it, which makes it that rare beast: a true original." --Kate Elliott, author of the Crown of Stars series and The Spiritwalker Trilogy "Reads like smooth jazz comfort food, deceptively familiar and easy going down, but subtly subversive . . . [puts] me in mind of Junot Daz's brilliant novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao ." --Nalo Hopkinson, Los Angeles Review of Books "If you want to see science fiction doing something new and fascinating . . . then you shouldn't sleep on The Best of All Possible Worlds ." --io9 "Rewarding science fiction for emotional grown-ups." --Mysterious Galaxy "[A] marvelously formed universe." --The A.V. Club "A rewarding, touching and often funny exploration of the forms and functions of human culture." -- SFX " The Best of All Possible Worlds . . . poses an interesting question: What parts of you do you fight to preserve when everything you know suddenly changes?" --Associated Press

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