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Empress of ForeverNOW A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST "A classic space opera a universe we've never seen before." Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author From Hugo Award finalist Max Gladstone comes a smart, swashbuckling, wildly imaginative adventure; the saga of a rag tag team of brilliant misfits, dangerous renegades, and enhanced outlaws in a war torn future. A wildly successful innovator to rival Steve Jobs or Elon Musk, Vivian Liao is prone to radical
NOW A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST
"A classic space opera...a universe we've never seen before." --Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author From Hugo Award finalist Max Gladstone comes a smart, swashbuckling, wildly imaginative adventure; the saga of a rag-tag team of brilliant misfits, dangerous renegades, and enhanced outlaws in a war-torn future. A wildly successful innovator to rival Steve Jobs or Elon Musk, Vivian Liao is prone to radical thinking, quick decision-making, and reckless action. On the eve of her greatest achievement, she tries to outrun people who are trying to steal her success. In the chilly darkness of a Boston server farm, Viv sets her ultimate plan into motion. A terrifying instant later, Vivian Liao is catapulted through space and time to a far future where she confronts a destiny stranger and more deadly than she could ever imagine. The end of time is ruled by an ancient, powerful Empress who blesses or blasts entire planets with a single thought. Rebellion is literally impossible to consider--until Vivian Liao arrives. Trapped between the Pride--a ravening horde of sentient machines--and a fanatical sect of warrior monks who call themselves the Mirrorfaith, Viv must rally a strange group of allies to confront the Empress and find a way back to the world and life she left behind. A magnificent work of vivid imagination and universe-spanning action, Empress of Forever is a feminist Guardians of the Galaxy crossed with Star Wars and spiced with the sensibility and spirit of Iain M. Banks and William Gibson. "Empress of Forever is tense and vast, complex and twisty, a space opera epic that's a lot faster on the draw than Star Wars or Star Trek ever dreamed of being. But at its core, it's an epic about the value of empathy and the importance of compassion. It's amazingly good."--Locus "With Empress of Forever, Max Gladstone's remarkable talent is operating at full stretch, demonstrating the strength, power, and originality at his command. This unique and propulsive novel yields a deep, cellular-level enchantment filled at every turn with curiosity and delight."--Peter Straub "Empress of Forever is a story that will make you weep with wonder. The whole book is filled with the kind of snark that I love and an endless majesty of stars. It broke me to pieces and then stitched me back together with golden thread. Simply glorious."--K.B. Wagers, author of Behind the Throne "Galaxy-saving space opera with cool original settings and a unique band of adventurers that change each other for the better. It was a wild ride and I really enjoyed it."--Martha Wells, Hugo Award-winning author of The Murderbot Diaries "Incorporates wonder and wit to create a feminist, humanist playground. Introduces one mind-blowing concept after another, capitalizing on the concept of personal power while candidly addressing personal failure. This feast for the imagination intelligently captures the complexities of a variety of relationships in an adrenaline-fueled series of escapades and will leave readers both exhausted and elated."--Publishers Weekly, starred review "A fantastic tale of adventure on the grandest scale of epic space opera, spanning galaxies full of battles and traps as well as trade and negotiation, all told with humor as the crew seeks allies, weapons, and ships to fight back against The Empress to save the galaxy--and so Viv can find her way home."--Booklist, starred review "Vivian is an amazing woman: with no more than her sharp wit in a universe of AIs and enhanced beings, she still ends up being the key to the truth. Gladstone's epic space opera and fast-paced adventure will thrill readers."--Library Journal, starred reviewBinding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 06/18/2019
ISBN: 9780765395818
Pages: 480
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.40d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/01/2019
Library Journal 05/01/2019 pg. 74
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2019
Booklist 05/15/2019 pg. 39
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★★★★★ 2
Sticky wicket!!
This product arrived as described with one exception. There is a label on the front with a sheer plastic covering
which mostly comes off, however the paper and adhesive remaining defy every solvent known to man!!!
It has been soaked (twice) in Goo Gone, twice in rubbing alcohol, once in stainless steel cleaner and three times
in Dawn power wash.....It remains.... I'd go after it with a razor blade, but I don't want to scratch the stainless.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Looks beautiful! Easy to use.
Color: Transparent Grey
This bottle looks so nice on my sink. It keeps my sponge put away. The smoky color is pretty, but I can see how much soap is left inside. Compact design takes up little room on sink.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Good soap/sponge holder alternative
Color: White
Nice upgrade to the one I already had as it saves more space and holds a good amount of soap. It looks modern and fits my clean aesthetic. It’s a plastic material so it won’t rust easily. Overall it’s a good quality and has held up great in the past few months.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2025
★★★★★ 1
Leaks and cap is broken
Color: Transparent Grey, Color: Transparent Grey
I really like the looks and the idea. It leaks since day one, and I was too lazy to return and kept coping with it. Now the cap was broken and I cannot stand anymore. That's why you are seeing this review.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2024
★★★★★ 4
Very good all-around soap dispenser
Color: White
I tried out this soap dispenser as somebody who has just used the retail bottle with a free floating sponge for...decades. Right off the bat, what I most appreciate is the built-in sponge holder, eliminating the sponge living in a perpetual balance act on some portion of the sink, often taking a dive into the cold, murky water of a soaking dish. The holder fits a basic Scotch-Brite sponge/scour pad perfectly.
The soap dispenser is much lighter than I assumed at first glance, and bigger than I thought it would be from the photos, but these turned out to be welcome attributes. It can hold nearly a full 24oz bottle of Dawn dishsoap.
The color of the plastic is a little more off-white than the pictures, which was also welcome as it's less assuming on the kitchen sink. It looks like it has a bamboo base, or some other light colored wood that matches the off-white very well. I don't mean to get too deep on the appearances, but suffice to say, it's bland enough to blend in with a lot of different decors.
The only reason for four stars is that the sponge holder has no way to drain, so over time, it's going to get pretty gross in there and require a clean out. However, the plastic seems pretty basic, so my hunch is that it would be easy to drill a few small holes at the bottom of the sponge holder to allow any accumulated liquid to drain out and prolong the period in between soap dispenser cleanouts.
The price tag is a little steep at the time of this writing ($21.49). However, the return on that investment is the piece of mind of keeping the sponge in ONE place, always at the ready and being able to dispense a predictable amount of soap each time instead of flipping the cap of the retail bottle and inevitably getting a sinkful's worth of soap for a single coffee cup.
Overall, I'm pretty pleased with this and would recommend it.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2023
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