House of Suns
$42.59
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2009
Summary
Six million years ago, at the very dawn of the starfaring era, Abigail Gentian fractured herself into a thousand male and female clones: the shatterlings. Sent out into the galaxy, these shatterlings have stood aloof as they document the rise and fall of countless human empires. They meet every two hundred thousand years, to exchange news and memories of their travels with their siblings.
Campion and Purslane are not only late for their thirty-second reunion, but they have brought alo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780575082373 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0575082372 |
| Author: | Alastair Reynolds |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2009 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 38mm |
| Series: | GOLLANCZ S.F. |
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aEntertaininga]This is warm hearted science fiction with big ideas.a a”Interzone” aA thrilling, mind- boggling adventure.a a”The Times” (UK) aReynoldsas approach seems new, exciting, vibrant.a a”SFX” aA sweeping, audacious slice of galactic-scale intrigue and subterfuge.a a”Andromeda Spaceways” aReynolds has once again created a galaxy-spanning, mind-boggling stage on which to set a gripping, thoughtful, intelligent drama.a a”Concatenation”
About The Author
Alastair Reynolds
Alastair Reynolds was born in Barry, South Wales, in 1966. He studied at Newcastle and St Andrews Universities and has a Ph.D. in astronomy. He lived in the Netherlands for 15 years before returning to Wales. He gave up working as an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency to become a full-time writer. REVELATION SPACE and PUSHING ICE were shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award; REVELATION SPACE, ABSOLUTION GAP and CENTURY RAIN were shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Award, which CHASM CITY won; DIAMOND DOGS was shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award.
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