'AN EXCEPTIONAL BLEND OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS, HARD SCIENCE, AND FIRST CONTACT' Michael Mammay, author of the Planetside series'MACLEOD'S BEST BOOK TO DATE' SFXScience fiction legend Ken MacLeod begins a new space opera trilogy by imagining humankind on the precipice of discovery - the invention of faster-than-light travel unlocks a universe of new possibilities, and new dangers.When a brilliant scientist...

'IF YOU LIKE SCIENCE FICTION YOU WILL LOVE THIS. . . A ROLLICKING GOOD READ' Scotsman on Beyond the Hallowed Sky'MACLEOD'S BEST BOOK TO DATE' SFX on Beyond the Hallowed SkyTHE FERMI ARE AWAKE.With the invention of faster-than-light travel there is nowhere that humanity cannot go. New worlds are discovered, but with them come new dangers.At the heart of the discovery is the...

'IF YOU LIKE SCIENCE FICTION YOU WILL LOVE THIS. . . A ROLLICKING GOOD READ' Scotsman on Beyond the Hallowed Sky'MACLEOD'S BEST BOOK TO DATE' SFX on Beyond the Hallowed SkyHumanity has taken to the stars, using faster-than-light travel to reach distant planets and new worlds. But in the far reaches of the galaxy, John Grant will discover a planet of humans who believe he has travelled not only through spa...

'AN EXCEPTIONAL BLEND OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS, HARD SCIENCE, AND FIRST CONTACT' Michael Mammay, author of the Planetside series'MACLEOD'S BEST BOOK TO DATE' SFXScience fiction legend Ken MacLeod begins a new space opera trilogy by imagining humankind on the precipice of discovery - the invention of faster-than-light travel unlocks a universe of new possibilities, and new dangers.When a brilliant scientist...

'IF YOU LIKE SCIENCE FICTION YOU WILL LOVE THIS. . . A ROLLICKING GOOD READ' Scotsman on Beyond the Hallowed Sky'MACLEOD'S BEST BOOK TO DATE' SFX on Beyond the Hallowed SkyHumanity has taken to the stars, using faster-than-light travel to reach distant planets and new worlds. But in the far reaches of the galaxy, John Grant will discover a planet of humans who believe he has travelled not only through spa...

There is no such place as Krassnia. Lucy Stone should know—she was born there. In that tiny, troubled region of the former Soviet Union, revolution is brewing. Its organizers need a safe place to meet, and where better than the virtual spaces of an online game? Lucy, who works for a start-up games company in Edinburgh, has a project that almost seems made for the job: a game inspired by The Krassniad, an epic folk tale concocted by Lucy’s mother, Amanda, who studied there in the 1980s. Luc...

There are ever so many ways to conduct a war. Only a few of them look like war.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

This acclaimed space opera trilogy debut "brims with ideas [and] keeps things moving with the pace of an airport thriller" ( SFX Magazine).A soldier who died for his ideals a thousand years ago, Carlos has been reincarnated. Now he finds himself conscripted to fight an A.I. revolution in deep space. And he's not sure he's fighting for the right side.By a fluke of nature, a lunar mining robot called Seba has gained sentience. Gathering with other "fre...

'IF YOU LIKE SCIENCE FICTION YOU WILL LOVE THIS. . . A ROLLICKING GOOD READ' Scotsman on Beyond the Hallowed Sky'MACLEOD'S BEST BOOK TO DATE' SFX on Beyond the Hallowed SkyTHE FERMI ARE AWAKE.With the invention of faster-than-light travel there is nowhere that humanity cannot go. New worlds are discovered, but with them come new dangers.At the heart of the discovery is the...

The acclaimed space opera trilogy comes to its thrilling conclusion as interstellar corporations, sentient robots, and rebel armies face off in battle.The enemy is out in the open. The Reaction has seized control of a resource-rich moon. Now it's enslaving conscious robots—and luring the Corporations into lucrative deals.Taransay is out in the jungle. Her friends are inside a smart boulder on the slope of an active volcano. A...

Siobhan Ross has several reasons for taking a holiday job on the Isle of Skye – her keen interest in marine biology for one – but she's also determined to escape Glasgow and put distance between herself and a failed relationship with fellow student Kieran.The last thing Siobhan's looking for is romance, let alone with a Selkie, but…In Selkie Summer, Ken MacLeod delivers a rich contemporary fantasy that is steeped in Celtic lore, nuclear submarines and secrets, as Siobhan fi...

'Exciting...Accessible to the average reader as well as the hardcore SF fan. This is a work sure to keep the reader on the edge of her seat.' - Romantic Times Bookclub'For my money, Ken MacLeod is the current champion of the very smartest kind of New Space Opera... every variation on his themes produces something worth re-reading.' - LocusCenturies after its catastrophic Deliverance, humanity is again reaching into space. ...