![]() “Roth is a masterful conjurer, summoning both classic myth and visceral dystopia to weave a breathtaking tale of love, avarice, and the timeless desire for revenge.” - Ryka Aoki, bestselling author of Light From Uncommon Stars At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. ![]() But her uncle will soon learn that no cage is unbreakable. When he welcomes her and her siblings into his mansion, Antigone sees it for what it really is: a gilded cage, where she is a captive as well as a guest. ![]() Passing into the Archive should be cause for celebration, but with her militant uncle Kreon rising to claim her father's vacant throne, all Antigone feels is rage. Antigone’s parents-Oedipus and Jocasta-are dead. Without the Archive, where the genes of the dead are stored, humanity will end. While some will probably wish for a bit more world-building detail and deeper development of some themes, fans of the novella form will find a lot to like here. ![]() And above all, it is an argument that ought to make the reader pause for reflection. Nevertheless, it is an erudite and witty read. “I’m cursed, haven’t you heard?” Outside the last city on Earth, the planet is a wasteland. Arch-Conspirator (2023), by Veronica Roth, is a tautly written reimagining of Sophocles’ tragedy Antigone. Some of its stones find targets, others miss their mark. In this gripping and atmospheric reimagining of Antigone, #1 New York Time s bestselling author Veronica Roth reaches back to the root of legend and delivers a world of tomorrow both timeless and unexpected. ![]()
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