The Burning Dark - (Spider War) by Adam Christopher (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>From Adam Christopher, winner of the Sir Julius Vogel award, comes a thrilling far-future science fiction tale set aboard a decommissioned space station</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Adam Christopher's dazzling first novel, <i>Empire State, </i> was named the Best Book of 2012 by<i> SciFi Now</i> magazine. Here he explores new dimensions of time and space in <i>The Burning Dark.</i></b> <p/>Back in the day, Captain Abraham Idaho Cleveland had led the Fleet into battle against an implacable machine intelligence capable of devouring entire worlds. After saving a planet, and getting a bum robot knee in the process, he finds himself relegated to one of the most remote backwaters in Fleetspace, overseeing the decommissioning of a semi-deserted space station. <p/>The station's reclusive commandant is nowhere to be seen. Persistent malfunctions plague the station's systems while interference from a toxic purple star makes even ordinary communications problematic. Alien shadows and whispers seem to haunt the lonely corridors and airlocks, fraying the nerves of everyone aboard. <p/>Isolated and friendless, Cleveland reaches out to the universe via an old-fashioned space radio, only to tune in to a strange, enigmatic signal: a woman's voice that echoes across a thousand light-years of space. But is the transmission just a random bit of static from the past--or a warning of an undying menace beyond mortal comprehension? <p/>Builds tension expertly. Claustrophobic in mood but with the scope of great space opera, this is SF you will want to read with the light on.--<i>Library Journal, </i>starred review, on <i>The Burning Dark</i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Builds tension expertly. Claustrophobic in mood but with the scope of great space opera, this is SF you will want to read with the light on." --<i>Library Journal, starred review</i> <p/>"An exciting new novel from an exciting new voice in SF." --<i>Booklist</i> <p/>"Christopher has produced a widescreen Hollywood spectacular in novel form. Not to be missed." --<i>James Lovegrove, New York Times bestselling author</i> <p/>"Smart, intricate, and viscerally gripping... Christopher carves a place for himself among the stars of his genre." --<i>V. E. Schwab, author of Vicious</i> <p/>"Christopher mines the terror of a setting that feels both tremendously vast and nerve-wrackingly claustrophobic. The Burning Dark will have readers hesitating before glancing at the night sky or turning on their radios." --<i>Robert Jackson Bennett, author of Mr. Shivers and American Elsewhere</i> <p/>"With this creepy and compelling mystery, Adam Christopher demonstrates why he's one of the most original and exciting writers working in the genre right now." --<i>Gareth L. Powell, author of Ack-Ack Macaque and The Recollection</i> <p/>"Christopher is writing science-fiction unlike anyone else - tense, unsettling, and grounded in a universe full of danger and mystery. The Burning Dark slips a cold, gloved hand around your heart and doesn't let go.--Jen Williams, author of The Copper Promise <p/>A riveting SF mystery reminiscent of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House." --<i>Martha Wells, author of Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion: Razor's Edge</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Adam Christopher</b> is a novelist and comic writer. In 2010, as an editor, Christopher won a Sir Julius Vogel award, New Zealand's highest science fiction honor. His debut novel, <i>Empire State</i>, was SciFiNow's Book of the Year and a Financial Times Book of the Year for 2012. In 2013, he was nominated for the Sir Julius Vogel award for Best New Talent, with <i>Empire State</i> shortlisted for Best Novel. His other novels include <i>Seven Wonders</i> and <i>The Age Atomic.</i> Born in New Zealand, he has lived in the United Kingdom since 2006.
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