The Godel Operation by James L. Cambias - ISBN: 9781982125561
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Droid, boy, and a legendary weapon: save or doom civilization?

The Godel Operation

  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    5 April 2021

Summary

Science fiction at its sense-of-wonder best. A wild chase through the billion worlds of the Tenth Millennium in search of a mythical weapon that could save civilization—or doom it!

A DROID AND HIS BOY, ON A SEARCH FOR A LEGENDARY WEAPON

Daslakh is an AI with a problem. Its favorite human, a young man named Zee, is in love with a woman who never existed — and he will scour the Solar System to find her. But in the Tenth Millennium a billion worlds circle the Sun—everything from …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781982125561
ISBN-10:198212556X
Author:James L. Cambias
Publisher:Baen Books
Imprint:Baen Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:5 April 2021
Weight:318g
Dimensions:18mm x 156mm x 235mm
Series:The Billion Worlds
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The Godel Operation by James L. Cambias - ISBN: 9781982125561
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Critics Review

Praise for The Godel Operation:
“With this freewheeling story of an ancient, cunning artificial intelligence and its naïve human companion, Cambias (The Initiate) mashes humor, mystery, and looming apocalypse into a roundly satisfying space epic… . With plenty of fun moments along the way, this raucous adventure through the solar system’s distant future will appeal to any fan of lighter science fiction.” —Publishers Weekly

“Cambias makes his solar system feel very alive, with wildly different cultures on different planets and moons … It is far-future space opera that is astronomically contained and written with a lightning bolt.” —Warped Factor

Praise for Arkad’s World:
“Far-flung adventure … Cambias offers up an entertaining coming-of-age novel filled with action and surprises. His aliens are suitably non-human in mannerisms, attitudes, and objectives, and his worldbuilding suggests a vast universe ready for further exploration. Readers … will find this hits the spot.” —Publishers Weekly

“… a classic quest story, a well-paced series of encounters with different folk along the way, building momentum toward a final confrontation with Arkad’s past … [with] a delicious twist to the end.” —ALA Booklist

“Cambias has achieved a feat of world-building: an expansive, believable setting with fascinating aliens, compelling mysteries, and a rich sense of history.” —Bookpage

“Drop a teenage boy into a distant planet chock-full of colorful aliens—with troubles all their own. Stir, flavor, apply heat. A tour de force in the field, and great, quick fun.” —Gregory Benford

Praise for the work of James L. Cambias:
“Beautifully written, with a story that captures the imagination the way SF should.” —Booklist, starred review

“An engaging nail-biter that is exciting, fun and a satisfying read.” —The Qwillery

“An impressive debut by a gifted writer.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“An exceptionally thoughtful, searching and intriguing debut.” —Kirkus, starred review

“James Cambias will be one of the century’s major names in hard science fiction.” —Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of Red Planet Blues

“Fast-paced, pure quill hard science fiction… . Cambias delivers adroit plot pivots that keep the suspense coming.” —Gregory Benford, Nebula Award-winning author of Timescape

About The Author

James L. Cambias

James L. Cambias is a writer, a game designer, and the cofounder of Zygote Games. He has been nominated for the James Tiptree Jr. Award and the 2001 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. He teaches a writers workshop for teenagers and lives in western Massachusetts.

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