Print edition of the concluding volume to Henry Gee's incredible
Sigil Trilogy The Universe is still dying from within and the young
Drover tasked with stopping the rot is still racing against time.
For fifty years, former textile merchant Mr Haraddzjin Khorare has
been Chancellor of a Kingdom unequalled in brutality. And it's
about to get a whole lot worse. Dogfinger is a boy orphaned when
his village is razed by Stoners. One day, he knows, the time will
come for revenge. Domingo-scientist, Priest and Pope-is watching,
helpless, as the world circles to its doom. What we need, he
thinks, is a miracle. Will his prayers be answered? The Plague has
forced Jadis Markham and Jack Corstophine to give up their research
in favour of survival. But there are always questions left to
answer. Their son, Tom, now himself a noted anthropologist, has an
encounter that will force him to confront his own nature-and the
very nature of the universe, as the stars themselves begin going
dark. Rage of Stars is the climactic third volume of The Sigil,
Henry Gee's epic tale that explores the nature of humanity,
religion and love. Praise for THE SIGIL TRILOGY: "Great stuff.
Touches of Douglas Adams, Barrington Bayley, David Britton and
Steve Ayelet only emphasise the splendid originality of this book.
Henry Gee is thoughtful, funny, original. And pretty thoroughly
mind-expanding in the tradition of Wells, David Lindsay, Stapledon
and Clarke. In fact everything you yearn to find in a very good
contemporary SF novel. Really enjoyed it " -SFWA Grandmaster
Michael Moorcock "Coming to a science fiction novel by Henry Gee I
was expecting a work knowledgeable about the world and all its
ways, but who would have guessed it would also reveal Henry to be a
visionary space voyager of the first order? The Sigil is in the
grand tradition of Stapledonian space opera, and provides not only
an explanation for why this universe is the way it is, but gives us
the many vivid wild adventures on the part of some (very appealing)
conscious characters acting to make it that way. Awesome stuff, and
a true pleasure to read page by page." -Kim Stanley Robinson,
award-winning author of Red Mars "Fast-moving, insanely inventive
science fiction in the grand manner-seldom has the fate of the
galaxy been handled on such a large scale. Gee draws on archeology,
geology, physics, and biology to create a rich tapestry with
surprises woven into every thread." -Nancy Kress "Siege is
compelling, grandiose, and breathtaking in its spacetime and its
characters are intriguing, personal, and complex....This book of
Henry's is going to be high on the charts." -scienceblogs.com
"Echoes of Olaf Stapledon and Arthur C. Clarke, with more
interesting characters than either of them." -John Gribbin
"Cosmically deep and sensually rich, here is a very warm,
enthusiastic and human book about great issues of our own world and
of the whole universe, beautifully written. What can I say but: Gee
Whiz (unless somebody already has...)" -Ian Watson "One of the very
best books I've ever read." -Critique.org "Henry Gee serves up a
tasty stew of sex, science and space opera. Or should that read
romance, rationality and retro-SF? Either way, the book is great
entertainment." -Vaughan Stanger "A great very-wide-screen story,
with many interesting characters I cared about...the writing-and
the palaeontology-are beautifully executed" -Jack Cohen, author of
Wheelers and Heaven "wildly imaginative... personalities and
relationships drive the story forward as much as its grandiose
scale, making "Siege" difficult to put down." -Alex Shvartsman
"Henry Gee's crackling prose and fast-paced storytelling pull the
reader right in, but it's the vividness of his characters that
creates such a sense of intimacy in this large-scale cosmic tale.
It's an impressive fiction debut, a page-turner that delivers the
goods " -Mercurio D. Rivera, World Fantasy Award nominee
General
Imprint: |
Reanimus Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2012 |
First published: |
September 2012 |
Authors: |
Henry Gee
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
330 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-615-70636-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Science fiction
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LSN: |
0-615-70636-3 |
Barcode: |
9780615706368 |
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