House of Suns

House of Suns
Alastair Reynolds
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 512pg
12 Mar 2009 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9780575082373
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Six million years ago, at the very dawn of the star faring 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 along an amnesiac golden robot for a guest. But the wayward shatterlings get more than the scolding they expect: they face the discovery that someone has a very serious grudge against the Gentian line and there is a very real possibility of traitors in their midst. The surviving shatterlings have to dodge exotic weapons while they regroup to try to solve the mystery of who is persecuting them and why - before their ancient line is wiped out of existence, forever.
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"
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.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780575082373
Published: 12 Mar 2009
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Gollancz
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 512
Dewey: 823.92

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