Shards of Earth

Beschreibung

The war is over. Its heroes forgotten. Until one chance discovery . . .<BR>From the author of Children of Time, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Shards of Earth is the first high-octane, far-future space adventure in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Final Architecture trilogy.<BR><BR>Idris has neither aged nor slept since they remade his mind in the war. And one of humanity's heroes now scrapes by on a freelance salvage vessel, to avoid the attention of greater powers.<BR><BR>Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien enemy.

Many escaped, but millions more died. So mankind created enhanced humans ­such as Idris - who could communicate mind-to-mind with our aggressors. Then these 'Architects' simply disappeared and Idris and his kind became obsolete.<BR><BR>Now, Idris and his crew have something strange, abandoned in space. It's clearly the work of the Architects - but are they really returning? And if so, why?<BR><BR>Hunted by gangsters, cults and governments, Idris and his crew race across the galaxy as they search for answers.

For they now possess something of incalculable value - and many would kill to obtain it . . .<BR><BR>'Enthralling, epic, immersive and hugely intelligent' - Stephen Baxter, author of the Xeelee Sequence<BR><BR>'One of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction' - Christopher Paolini, author of Fractal Noise<BR><BR>Praise for Adrian Tchaikovsky:<BR><BR>'He writes incredibly enjoyable sci-fi, full of life and ideas' - Patrick Ness<BR><BR>'Thoughtful, sweeping space adventure' - SFX<BR><BR>'Brilliant science fiction' - James McAvoy<BR><BR>The breathtaking Final Architecture trilogy continues in book two, Eyes of the Void.<BR>

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