Queen of Babylon

Babylon Twins Book 2

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Pub Date 17 Jan 2023 | Archive Date 16 Jan 2023

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Description

In a bleak, post-apocalyptic Earth ruled by powerful machine intelligence, a teenage girl from Oakland is given super abilities and charged with saving the world. 

Thirteen-year-old Josephine has always seen herself as a loner, not a hero. She survived the end of the world—and what came after—by talking to her twin’s ghost in a secret language they call the Twinkling. Transformed into a biomechanical robot, she’s been charged with protecting the Bay Area—now Yerba City—alongside an army of her clones called the Josephines. 

But when Yerba City is threatened by a devastating language virus, the Twinkling is the only thing that stands between the last shreds of civilization and the Babble. There’s just one problem—the head of Josephine One has been stolen, and it contains the language’s secrets. In the wrong hands, the Twinkling could be used to take down the entire Josephine army before laying waste to what’s left of humanity. Only Seven, a Josephine aberration whose brain is strangely different from her sisters, has a shot at stopping the Babble from taking hold. 

In this thrilling sequel to Babylon Twins, it’s up to Seven and a group of unlikely allies—including feisty twins Clo and El, the Josephines’ favorite frenemies—to guard the Twinkling and destroy the language virus. The second book in the Babylon Twins series, Queen of Babylon is a story about loners becoming leaders, children becoming gods, and everyone trying to have a semi-normal life among biomechanical heroes and monsters. 

 

In a bleak, post-apocalyptic Earth ruled by powerful machine intelligence, a teenage girl from Oakland is given super abilities and charged with saving the world. 

Thirteen-year-old Josephine has...


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Advance Praise

“Fun, futuristic, and fast-paced . . . a truly imaginative adventure. . . . [The] narrative effectively shines a light on systemic injustice and showcases the strength of women of color in ways that will resonate with readers. A creative work of heart and heroism that’s likely to inspire young audiences.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Readers will find Queen of Babylon refreshingly original, unpredictable, and unique in its dystopian portrait of a bleak future in which machine minds meld with the human psyche. . . . Gibson and Josey inject just the right blend of intrigue, hard science, and social and ethical examination into their story. . . . completely enthralling.” —Midwest Book Review 

“Fun, futuristic, and fast-paced . . . a truly imaginative adventure. . . . [The] narrative effectively shines a light on systemic injustice and showcases the strength of women of color in ways that...


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ISBN 9781954854710
PRICE $16.95 (USD)
PAGES 292

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I had enjoyed the first book Babylon Twins, and the way Michael Ferris Gibson writes these books. This book had what I wanted based on the first book, Queen of Babylon continues the story in a great way and did what I was hoping for in a sequel. It has a great scifi element to it and I was always interested in what was happening. I hope to read more from Mr. Gibson and can't wait for the next book.

"Imani was not the small child she’d been. She looked as she would now—and it was nothing like staring into the face of another Josephine. We weren’t identical, but she mirrored something deeper inside me. A part that even cloning hadn’t taken away. My ichor tears began to stain my face."

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