# Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/some-desperate-glory/

3 people recommended Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 3 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People on Hacker News recommend it as an enjoyable science fiction read with an interesting take on worldbuilding.

Summary written by Claude from 3 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Interesting science fiction worldbuilding (1 comment in the sample): "both of these are a fairly interesting take on scifi worldbuilding" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46396636))
- Enjoyed by readers (1 comment in the sample): "Some desperate glory also enjoyed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49900182))
- Counted among excellent books (1 comment in the sample): "These are all excellent books, each of which has something different to recommend them." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48930027))

## Other science fiction novels people recommend

- [Blindsight by Peter Watts](https://hackerapproved.com/p/blindsight/): 78 recommend, 18 mixed, 23 criticize
- [Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/children-of-time/): 64 recommend, 1 mixed, 4 criticize
- [Accelerando by Charles Stross](https://hackerapproved.com/p/accelerando/): 63 recommend, 7 mixed, 8 criticize
- [There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm](https://hackerapproved.com/p/there-is-no-antimemetics-division/): 57 recommend, 34 mixed, 28 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh", https://hackerapproved.com/p/some-desperate-glory/ (3 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.