Ancestral Machines by Michael Cobley - ISBN: 9780356501789
Paperback
Nightmarish artificial world. One smuggler. Rescue or die trying.

Ancestral Machines

A Humanity's Fire novel

$37.69

  • Paperback

    544 pages

  • Release Date

    29 November 2016

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Summary

‘Proper galaxy-spanning space opera’ - Iain M. Banks on Seeds of Earth

The Warcage is a feat of unprecedented stellar engineering: two hundred worlds harnessed to an artificial sun. Built to travel through space as a monument to peace between alien species, its voracious rulers have turned it into a nightmarish wasteland, capturing new planets for slaves and resources, then discarding the old.

Now, when a verdant agri-world is pulled out of its orbit and a deal goes b…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780356501789
ISBN-10:0356501787
Author:Michael Cobley
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Orbit
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:544
Release Date:29 November 2016
Weight:380g
Dimensions:197mm x 126mm x 35mm
Series:Humanity's Fire
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Proper galaxy-spanning space opera - Iain M. Banks on SEEDS OF EARTH

A convincing portrayal of political machinations and the plight of individuals caught up in events beyond their comprehension - GUARDIAN on SEEDS OF EARTH

A very entertaining read … the series as a whole possesses tremendous potential - FANTASY BOOK CRITIC on SEEDS OF EARTH

The sort of thing that space opera readers love. We’ve got spaceships and a broad history, shown through the viewpoints of multi-person perspectives, linked together in a way that Heinlein would’ve been proud of - SFFWORLD on SEEDS OF EARTH

About The Author

Michael Cobley

Michael Cobley was born in the city of Leicester, has lived in Perth (Australia) and Glasgow but now resides in North Ayrshire. His previous works have included the Shadowkings trilogy (a dark and grim fantasy epic), Iron Mosaic (a collection of short stories) but he is best known for his epic space opera series - Humanity’s Fire. Splintered Suns is a stand alone adventure set in this universe.

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