Book description
A novel of a savage future war, perfect for fans of Alastair Reynolds
and Peter F. Hamilton.
Humanity's future rests on the shoulders of a Child from the past, and
she must never know of the battles being fought for her . . .
In the system of Fomalhaut, a war is being fought. The Quicks came long
ago, refugees from the Solar System. The True arrived later, to find a
declining civilisation and a system ripe for the taking. Then the Ghosts
appeared, no longer human, unknowable, powerful and determined to drive
out the Quick and the True. The battle continues, but the outcome is uncertain.
Three lives will intersect, because there is something at the centre of
their universe, something dangerous and growing and powerful. Something
that is worth fighting for. And it will change everybody's life. Paul
McAuley won the Philip K. Dick Award for his first novel and has gone on
to win every other prestigious award in the field. Once a research
biologist, he now writes full-time. He lives in London. His blog is
found at: http://www. unlikelyworlds. blogspot. com
