“A work of boundless creativity. Every mind-expanding chapter is another twist of the kaleidoscope. This is a fearless, hallucinatory novel that takes colonial (and all) power structures on with art and style.” —Ray Nayler, Locus Award-winning author of The Mountain in the Sea

“Chandrasekera's characters' journey through fantastical worlds across millennia is reminiscent of This Is How You Lose the Time War . . . Recommended for fans of ambitious speculative fiction that tackles systems of oppression in fresh ways.” — Library Journal, starred review

“Luminous, wrenching, intense — Rakesfall left me breathless... If this is not considered a work of genius, we have lost the meaning of the word.” — Premee Mohamed, author of The Butcher of the Forest

“Rakesfall is a story that aims to give its reader the impossible sensation of falling through worlds and lives in a never-ending cycle of reincarnation tied to a cosmic war, and is every bit as epic, challenging, and discombobulating as that sounds. There's nothing quite like a Vajra Chandrasekera novel.” — Indrapramit Das, author of The Devourers

“Readers... will be rewarded by this rich and sweeping epic.” — Publishers Weekly