Shivering World

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Pub Date 10 Jul 2018 | Archive Date 28 Nov 2018

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Description

A planet on the edge of life. A woman on the edge of hope.

Microbiologist Graysha Brady-Phillips accepts a hazardous position assisting in terraforming the planet Goddard, partly to get out of debt and partly in desperate hope. There's a chance that the colonists are conducting illegal genetic research, which could provide a cure for the genetic disorder slowly killing her.

But genetic engineering is banned by the powerful Eugenics Board, and Graysha is the daughter of the board’s high commissioner. When the colonists discover her connection, she is ostracized—the possible penalties for conducting their radical research include death. Graysha tries to pursue her profession and befriend the colonists, but soon she is dodging attempts on her life.

When her new world is pushed to the brink, Graysha must decide what she will cling to.

A planet on the edge of life. A woman on the edge of hope.

Microbiologist Graysha Brady-Phillips accepts a hazardous position assisting in terraforming the planet Goddard, partly to get out of debt...


Advance Praise

"Tyers has a degree in microbiology, and her affinity for it shows. . . . She handles the expansion of the faith content with a light but sure touch. The detailed world she crafts on Goddard is an oft-complicated but also absorbing one . . . offerings such as this . . . are sorely needed."

—Publishers Weekly

"Kathy does a splendid speculative job on several themes of particular interest to me, including the ethical dilemmas of human gene manipulation. I quickly became involved in her characters, and she did a fine job of maintaining suspense as to their assorted fates right up to the last chapter. . . . She handles a big cast here, including the perennial problem of realistic villains, with great panache . . . a splendid read, both realistic and engaging."

— Lois McMaster Bujold, multiple Nebula and Hugo Award-winning SF author


"Shivering World is an intricate web of deceit, hope, treachery, and love, packed with adventure and wonderful new ideas. I didn’t even try to put it down."

—Jerry Oltion, Nebula Award-winning SF author


"This novel presents sophisticated Christian science fiction, in the better senses of both genres. . . . Tyers’s degree in microbiology is readily evident, as is her extensive research into the complexities of terraforming . . . in this intricately complex exploration of human motivation. Ultimately a satisfying read."

—Voice of Youth Advocates


" . . Conflict enough to drive any two ordinary novels."

Analog magazine


"Gripping and exciting. Tyers knows her craft. . . . Shivering World is a hard book to put down, and once you finish the story, it will be even harder to forget."

—In the Library Reviews


"Tyers is a genius at ratcheting up the stakes and layering the tension thick and high. The characters are gripping, the plot arresting, the storytelling impeccable. This book begs a sequel."

Romantic Times Book Club (Top Pick)


"You’ll be “shivering” with excitement throughout this thrill of a new novel."

—Living Light News Online


ForeWord magazine: Honorable mention, Book of the Year Award

"Tyers has a degree in microbiology, and her affinity for it shows. . . . She handles the expansion of the faith content with a light but sure touch. The detailed world she crafts on Goddard is an...


Available Editions

EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9781683701552
PRICE $15.99 (USD)
PAGES 464

Average rating from 14 members


Featured Reviews

What a thrilling story! I enjoyed reading about a terraforming planet’s life or death struggle to survive amidst gene manipulation and murder! Grayla has an incurable disease that shortens her life span is sent to Goddard, a planet that is freezing cold most of the time, but it is trying to grow cold - tolerant plants and animals that can withstand cold temperatures.
The colonists who live on Goddard have secrets, some of them can live 120 years or more, they are digging for ore that can run spaceships and their gene manipulation secrets may be able to cure Grayla if she can gain their trust.
But there are people who want the planet of Goddard to fail, they will try to sabotage the terraforming and kill whoever gets in their way.
You will enjoy this thriller!

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Finished Shivering World by Kathy Tyers, a good scifi book that is not light and fluffy, this was definitely a book that is more complicated than your average read. Felt it was worth it and I did enjoy it. Thank you to NetGalley and the Publishers for giving me a chance with this book.

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Incredible hardcore science fiction tackling topics like genetics, terraforming, and outer-world politics. Tyers has a mastery over the concepts of world building and science that makes reading her work realistic and vibrant.

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Fascinating book. Graysha moves to a world being terraformed in hopes of finding a genetic cure for her terminal illness. The snag is that genetic manipulation is illegal with terrible and terminal consequences. I enjoyed the details about terraforming and the biology involved. The characters and their storylines are interesting and believable. I enjoyed the book.

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Rarely in Speculative Science Fiction do I find myself so quickly and so completely invested in a main character or her world. This is hard science fiction that focuses on personalities, relationships, politics, and faith while walking the fine lines between entertainment and commentary.

With much of the plot concerned with the danger the settlers are in should the truth of their genetic manipulations, Graysha's rare genetic disorder that has led her to the terraformed world of Goddard, and the eugenics policies that dominate this future, I was immediately reminded of a favorite university course subtitled "Science Fiction and the Future of the Body" where I first learned about the history of eugenics and was fascinated by the frontiers being explored in science fiction.

At 480 pages, this novel is longer than I've typically been reading, but I was left wishing it had been longer. I requested a galley of this book through NetGalley before I was aware that this is a revised reprint, and that the original publication date was 1991. The revisions, adding or enhancing the faith content, appear seamless to a first time reader.

Kathy Tyers manages to tick so many boxes with this novel - including science that is thoroughly researched and related in an understandable way and a very interesting take on a future relationship between feminism and "genegineering." Definitely one I'd like to add to my physical shelves (particularly with Enclave’s fabulous new cover) for future rereading.

This review refers to a NetGalley e-galley read courtesy of the publisher. All opinions expressed are my own.

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Graysha accepts a terraforming position on a hazardous planet with the hope that rumors about illegal genetic research are true. However, Graysha's mother is the head of the Eugenics Board, and getting the locals to trust her is seemingly impossible. Without the research, Graysha's genetic disorder will continue to slowly kill her.

This was a very well developed world with full, rich characters. The story was well paced and kept me reading long into the night. I look forward to reading more from this author. Highly recommended.

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