
The Knife and the Serpent
by Tim Pratt
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Pub Date Jun 11 2024 | Archive Date Jun 11 2024
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Description
Tamsin and Glenn, ordinary as anyone in the Bay Area. Tamsin is shocked when her grandmother is murdered.
But the surprises keep coming when she finds out that grandma was an oligarch in exile from an adjacent universe in the Nigh-Space continuum. Tamsin finds herself heir to vast wealth and a terrifying future, but the dimension-crossing killers out to exterminate her family are after her. Unless she gets them first… first…
Now Glenn has learned that his girlfriend Vivy is a secret agent for an interdimensional organisation devoted to protecting the inhabitants of Nigh-Space from fascists, tyrants, and hostile aliens. And she’s in trouble. Glenn never imagined he’d end up in another universe on a sarcastic spaceship trying to save his girlfriend, but there he is…
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781915202802 |
PRICE | $18.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 400 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews

Tim Pratt is one of my top 3 favorite writers of all time, and I love it when he writes about multiverses. Needless to say, this is one of my new favorite books. It's got the mushy love story that I've come to expect from his work, a nasty villain, and lots of complexity in the plot. It's not typical of the kind of thing I'd call "cozy" sci-fi, but it made me feel warm and fuzzy while reading it. Highly recommended, especially if you're a fan of his work.

Another immensely readable and fun adventure from Tim Pratt. Pratt likes to write about multiple dimensions and this snappy book follows two connected characters - Glenn and Tamsin - through individual stories that finally intersect for a prolonged, bang up conclusion in a universe around the block from ours. Don’t expect meaningful science; expect interesting and relatable characters - even the sociopathic villain - dealing with real world and extra worldly problems. All ends well, so despite a high body count it is a feel-good book, as well. If you are sensitive about diverse sexuality, that is a feature of the book that may be off-putting. I admit it wasn’t really my cup of tea but Pratt is such a likeable writer that I accepted his premise and rationale. I would read pretty much anything Pratt writes and suggest lots of folks follow my lead.