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The Native Star

The Native Star

The Native Star is a historical fantasy novel, and the first novel from writer M. K. Hobson. It was nominated for the 2010 Nebula Award.


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“You know, there’s one thing about you that always astonishes me. The longer you talk, the wronger you get.”

Source: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 23, “The Skycladdische and the Sangrimancer” (p. 331)

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“I’d ask you to forego the jingoistic claptrap, but it’s terrifyingly obvious you truly believe it.”

Source: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 20, “The Otherwhere Marble” (p. 284)

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“Senator Stanton? The man who’s sold his own soul so many times that no one can figure out who actually owns it?”

Source: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 20, “The Otherwhere Marble” (p. 285)

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“Emily stared into the middle distance, trying to ignore the fact that the men were looking at her like a cupcake on a plate.”

Source: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 23, “The Skycladdische and the Sangrimancer” (p. 325)

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“Zombies are soulless creatures, and being soulless has been empirically proven to result in an unpleasant disposition.”

Source: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 3, “The Rule of Three” (p. 43)

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“Ever mind the Rule of Three…Three times what thou givest returns to thee.”

Source: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 3, “The Rule of Three” (p. 42)

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“Dignity is like morality,” Mirabilis barked. “Too much is as bad as too little.”

Source: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 20, “The Otherwhere Marble” (p. 274)

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“He’s lying. I have no doubt he’s excellent at it.”

Source: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 11, “The Wages of Sin” (p. 159)

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““I’ll do everything I can to help, I promise.”
“You always have,” Emily murmured. Except tell me the truth about anything.”

Source: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 23, “The Skycladdische and the Sangrimancer” (p. 329)

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“I’ll do everything I can to help, I promise.”

“You always have,” Emily murmured. Except tell me the truth about anything.
Source: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 23, “The Skycladdische and the Sangrimancer” (p. 329)

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“In New Bethel, we take the word serious. We whip whores, we hang thieves, and we burn sorcerers.”

Source: The Native Star (2010), Chapter 11, “The Wages of Sin” (p. 155)

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