Beyond the Hallowed Sky: Book One of the Lightspeed Trilogy - Lightspeed trilogy (Paperback)
Ken MacLeod (author)Published: 25/11/2021
'AN EXCEPTIONAL BLEND OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS, HARD SCIENCE, AND FIRST CONTACT' Michael Mammay, author of the Planetside series
'MACLEOD'S BEST BOOK TO DATE'SFX
Science fiction legend Ken MacLeod begins a new space opera trilogy by imagining humankind on the precipice of discovery - the invention of faster-than-light travel unlocks a universe of new possibilities, and new dangers.
When a brilliant scientist gets a letter from herself about faster-than-light travel, she doesn't know what to believe. The equations work, but her paper is discredited - and soon the criticism is more than scientific. Exiled by the establishment, she gets an offer to build her starship from an unlikely source. But in the heights of Venus and on a planet of another star, a secret is already being uncovered that will shake humanity to its foundations.
Discover this ground-breaking new space opera from multi-award winning author Ken MacLeod
Praise for Ken MacLeod:
'If you like science fiction, you will love this. . . a rollicking good read' Scotsman
'MacLeod is up there with Banks and Hamilton as one of the British sci-fi authors you absolutely have to read' SFX
'Prose as sleek and fast as the technology it describes. . . watch this man go global' Peter F. Hamilton on Star Fraction
'Ken MacLeod has an enviable track record of extrapolating from current trends to produce mind-bending novels of ideas' Guardian
Also by Ken MacLeod:
Lightspeed
Beyond the Hallowed Sky
Fall Revolution
The Star Fraction
The Stone Canal
The Cassini Division
The Sky Road
Engines of Light
Cosmonaut Keep
Dark Light
Engine City
Corporation Wars Trilogy
Dissidence
Insurgence
Emergence
Novels
The Human Front
Newton's Wake
Learning the World
The Execution Channel
The Restoration Game
Intrusion
Descent
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9780356514796
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 250 g
Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 28 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
An exceptional blend of international politics, hard science, and first contact - Michael Mammay, author of PLANETSIDE
MacLeod is up there with Banks and Hamilton as one of the British sci-fi authors you absolutely have to read - SFX
Science fiction's freshest new writer . . . MacLeod is a fiercely intelligent, prodigiously well-read author who manages to fill his books with big issues without weighing them down - Salon
Macleod's best book to date - SFX (starred review)
If you like science fiction, you will love this. . . a rollicking good read - Scotsman
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