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Firefall
After an unexplained moment of surveillance by an alien intelligence no further contact has been made for twenty-five years. But all this is about to change. For a man hiding in the Oregon desert is about to play a key role in the next stage of human evolution.
After an unexplained moment of surveillance by an alien intelligence no further contact has been made for twenty-five years. But all this is about to change. For a man hiding in the Oregon desert is about to play a key role in the next stage of human evolution.
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Firefall is the omnibus edition of the novels Blindsight and Echopraxia.
February 13, 2082, First Contact. Sixty-two thousand objects of unknown origin plunge into Earth's atmosphere – a perfect grid of falling stars screaming across the radio spectrum as they burn. Not even ashes reach the ground. Three hundred and sixty degrees of global surveillance: something just took a snapshot.
And then... nothing.
But from deep space, whispers. Something out there talks – but not to us. Two ships, Theseus and the Crown of Thorns, are launched to discover the origin of Earth's visitation, one bound for the outer dark of the Kuiper Belt, the other for the heart of the Solar System.
Their crews can barely be called human; what they will face certainly can't.
'A tour de force, redefining the First Contact story for good' - Charles Stross.
'If you only read one science fiction novel this year, make it this one!... It puts the whole of the rest of the genre in the shade... It deserves to walk away with the Clarke, the Hugo, the Nebula, the BSFA, and pretty much any other genre award for which it's eligible. It's off the scale... Fking awesome!' - Richard Morgan.
'State-of-the-art science fiction: smart, dark and it grabs you by the throat from page one' - Neal Ascher.
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Firefall by Peter Watts is highly praised for its excellence and innovation in science fiction. Reviewers describe it as a remarkable, smart, and exhilarating narrative that captivates readers from the start. It is seen as a must-read, showcasing state-of-the-art storytelling, with a thrilling and dark edge.
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ISBN: 9781786696106
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 July 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Head of Zeus
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 54.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 533g
Pages: 768
About the Author
Peter Watts is a science fiction writer and a reformed marine-mammal biologist. He is the author of the Rifters trilogy, a winner of the Aurora, Hugo and Shirley Jackson awards and a Locus, Sturgeon and Campbell award nominee. Watts lives in Toronto. Visit www.rifters.com
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