From the author of the Revelation Space series comes an interstellar adventure of war, identity, betrayal, and the preservation of civilization itself.
A vast conflict, one that has encompassed hundreds of worlds and solar systems, appears to be finally at an end. A conscripted soldier is beginning to consider her life after the war and the family she has left behind. But for Scur - and for humanity - peace is not to be.
On the brink of the ceasefire, Scur is captured by a renegade war criminal, and left for dead in the ruins of a bunker. She revives aboard a prisoner transport vessel. Something has gone terribly wrong with the ship.
Passengers - combatants from both sides of the war - are waking up from hibernation far too soon. Their memories, embedded in bullets, are the only links to a world which is no longer recognizable. And Scur will be reacquainted with her old enemy, but with much higher stakes than just her own life.
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781473218437
Number of pages: 192
Weight: 180 g
Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 18 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
A Rousing drama of revenge. - GUARDIAN
A splendid novella from one of the world's top science fiction writers. - The SUN
A compelling adventure story about people trying to make something worthwhile, after lives spent only on destruction. - MORNING STAR
Characteristic razor-sharp dialogue, attention to scientific detail and a plot that rattles along with nary a chance to draw a breath. - STARBURST
Once again, Alastair Reynolds has produced a fascinating work of fiction that grips the imagination. - THE BOOK BEARD
Impressive - The Book Bag
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