Book description
In the wake of the apparent self-destruction of the Forerunner empire,
two humans - Chakas and Riser - are like flotsam washed up on very
strange shores indeed.
They find themselves on an inverted world where horizons rise into the
sky and where humans of all kinds are trapped in a perilous cycle of
neglect. They have become strategic pawns in a cosmic game whose madness
knows no end - a game of ancient vengeance between the powers who seeded
the galaxy with life, and the Forerunners.
In the company of a young girl and an old man, Chakas begins an epic
journey across a lost and damaged Halo in search of a way home, an
explanation for the warrior spirits rising up within, and for the
Librarian’s tampering with human destiny.
This journey will take them into the domain of a powerful and monstrous
intelligence who claims to be the Last Precursor, and who now has
control of both this Halo and the fate of Forerunners and humans alike.
Called the Primordial by ancient human warriors, this intelligence may
control the fate of not only Chakas, Riser, and the rest of humanity,
but all of sentient life. Greg Bear is the author of more than thirty
books of science fiction and fantasy. He is married to Astrid Anderson
Bear and is the father of Erik and Alexandra. Awarded two Hugos and five
Nebulas for his fiction, one of two authors to win a Nebula in every
category, Bear has been called the 'Best working writer of hard science
fiction' by 'The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'. Bear has
served on political and scientific action committees and has advised
Microsoft Corporation, the U. S. Army, the CIA, Sandia National
Laboratories, Callison Architecture, Inc., Homeland Security, and other
groups and agencies.
