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The Orphaned Worlds: Book Two of Humanity´s Fire
Michael Cobley
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Description for The Orphaned Worlds: Book Two of Humanity´s Fire
Paperback. A multi-layered, 21st century take on the classic tropes of space opera by a bold new voice in British science fiction. Series: Humanity's Fire. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 109 x 40. Weight in Grams: 346.
Darien is no longer a lost outpost of humanity, but the prize in an intergalactic power struggle. Hegemony forces control the planet, while Earth merely observes, rendered impotent by galactic politics. Yet Earth's ambassador to Darien will become a player in a greater conflict as there is more at stake than a turf war on a newly discovered world. An ancient temple hides access to a hyperspace prison, housing the greatest threat sentient life has ever known. Millennia ago, malignant intelligences were caged there following an apocalyptic struggle, and their servants work on their release. Now a new war ... Read more
Darien is no longer a lost outpost of humanity, but the prize in an intergalactic power struggle. Hegemony forces control the planet, while Earth merely observes, rendered impotent by galactic politics. Yet Earth's ambassador to Darien will become a player in a greater conflict as there is more at stake than a turf war on a newly discovered world. An ancient temple hides access to a hyperspace prison, housing the greatest threat sentient life has ever known. Millennia ago, malignant intelligences were caged there following an apocalyptic struggle, and their servants work on their release. Now a new war ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Humanity's Fire
Condition
New
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841496344
SKU
V9781841496344
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99-99
About Michael Cobley
Michael Cobley was born in the city of Leicester, has lived in Perth (Australia) and Glasgow but now resides in North Ayrshire. His previous works have included the Shadowkings trilogy (a dark and grim fantasy epic), Iron Mosaic (a collection of short stories) and Seeds of Earth, Orphaned Worlds and The Ascendant Stars, comprising the Humanity's Fire trilogy. Ancestral Machines ... Read more
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