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The Godel Operation
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Series: The Billion Worlds, Book 1
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ISBN10: 198212556X
ISBN13: 9781982125561
Publisher: Baen
Published: May 4 2021
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.70
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781982125561
Publisher: Baen
Published: May 4 2021
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.70
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
Science fiction at its sense-of-wonder best. A wild chase through the billion worlds of the Tenth Millennium in search of a mythical weapon that could save civilization--or doom it! A DROID AND HIS BOY, ON A SEARCH FOR A LEGENDARY WEAPON Daslakh is an AI with a problem. Its favorite human, a young man named Zee, is in love with a woman who never existed -- and he will scour the Solar System to find her. But in the Tenth Millennium a billion worlds circle the Sun--everything from terraformed planets to artificial habitats, home to a quadrillion beings. Daslakh's nicely settled life gets more complicated when Zee helps a woman named Adya escape a gang of crooks. This gets the pair caught up in the hunt for the Godel Trigger, a legendary weapon left over from an ancient war between humans and machines--which could spell the end of civilization. In their search, they face a criminal cat and her henchmen, a paranoid supermind with a giant laser, the greatest thief in history, and a woman who might actually be Zee's lost love. It's up to Daslakh to save civilization, keep Zee's love life on the right track--and make sure that nobody discovers the real secret of the Godel Trigger. Praise for Arkad's World:
Far-flung adventure . . . Cambias offers up an entertaining coming-of-age novel filled with action and surprises. His aliens are suitably non-human in mannerisms, attitudes, and objectives, and his worldbuilding suggests a vast universe ready for further exploration. Readers . . . will find this hits the spot.--Publishers Weekly . . . a classic quest story, a well-paced series of encounters with different folk along the way, building momentum toward a final confrontation with Arkad's past . . . [with] a delicious twist to the end.--ALA Booklist Cambias has achieved a feat of world-building: an expansive, believable setting with fascinating aliens, compelling mysteries, and a rich sense of history.--Bookpage Drop a teenage boy into a distant planet chock full of colorful aliens--with troubles all their own. Stir, flavor, apply heat. A tour de force in the field, and great, quick fun.--Gregory Benford Praise for the work of James L. Cambias: Beautifully written, with a story that captures the imagination the way SF should.--Booklist, starred review An engaging nail-biter that is exciting, fun and a satisfying read.--The Qwillery 'An impressive debut by a gifted writer.--Publishers Weekly, starred review An exceptionally thoughtful, searching and intriguing debut.--Kirkus, starred review James Cambias will be one of the century's major names in hard science fiction.--Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of Red Planet Blues Fast-paced, pure quill hard science fiction. . . . Cambias delivers adroit plot pivots that keep the suspense coming.--Gregory Benford, Nebula Award-winning author of Timescape
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