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      Five-Twelfths of Heaven

      by Melissa Scott
      Published
      Apr 1985
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      339
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      The Roads of Heaven Trilogy Book 1

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      In a space-faring civilization where a single woman is increasingly sisenfranchised, the star pilot Silence Leigh is defrauded from her inheritance by a greedy competitor. Forced to ally with two men, Silence is dragged into a deadly political struggle, and is tantalized by the hints of the legendary Earth, as well as the dread and the glory of Magi's power. Her dreams of having her own ship and of escape from the Hegemony's oppressions take on new direction and focus when she joins the crew of The Sun-TreaderPolyamourous alchemical space-opera... - Jo Walton

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      General Fiction Speculative Fiction

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      Science Fiction Space Opera

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      First Edition Apr 1985 Baen ISBN13 9780671559526 ISBN10 0671559524
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