Heirs of Earth
2014年4月 · The Orphans Trilogy 第 3 本图书 · Open Road Media
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On the brink of extinction, a suicide mission is humanity’s last hope.
The Gifts of an alien race called the Spinners gave Peter Alander hope for the future of humanity. All the Gifts did, though, was draw down the wrath of the Starfish, another alien race apparently intent on wiping out all forms of competition. Caught between the two, humanity faces the hard decision of evolving into something else entirely simply to survive.
As their new alien allies prepare to leave human space forever, a handful of survivors band together to make one last attempt to communicate with their enemies. A single ship will leap into the very heart of the Starfish fleet, attempting to find reason where none exists…
“Space opera can be a very comforting, cozy mode, with its interstellar empires and royalty and guilds. But when dramatic Darwinian forces are brought into play, as here, space opera can become a kind of bracing, near-apocalyptic tale.” —Paul di Filippo
“A melodramatic (or space-operatic) take on Stapledon, a grittier, bleaker take on Clarke…. a vision very different from the triumphalism of traditional SF adventure, but its darkness seems entirely appropriate to the twenty-first century we actually inhabit.” —Locus
Nominated for the Aurealis Award.
The Gifts of an alien race called the Spinners gave Peter Alander hope for the future of humanity. All the Gifts did, though, was draw down the wrath of the Starfish, another alien race apparently intent on wiping out all forms of competition. Caught between the two, humanity faces the hard decision of evolving into something else entirely simply to survive.
As their new alien allies prepare to leave human space forever, a handful of survivors band together to make one last attempt to communicate with their enemies. A single ship will leap into the very heart of the Starfish fleet, attempting to find reason where none exists…
“Space opera can be a very comforting, cozy mode, with its interstellar empires and royalty and guilds. But when dramatic Darwinian forces are brought into play, as here, space opera can become a kind of bracing, near-apocalyptic tale.” —Paul di Filippo
“A melodramatic (or space-operatic) take on Stapledon, a grittier, bleaker take on Clarke…. a vision very different from the triumphalism of traditional SF adventure, but its darkness seems entirely appropriate to the twenty-first century we actually inhabit.” —Locus
Nominated for the Aurealis Award.
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Sean Williams writes for children, young adults, and adults. He is the author of forty novels, ninety short stories, and the odd odd poem, and has also written in universes created by other people, such as those of Star Wars and Doctor Who. His work has won awards, debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list, and been translated into numerous languages. His latest novel is Twinmaker, the first in a new series that takes his love affair with the matter transmitter to a whole new level (he just received a PhD on the subject, so don’t get him started).
Shane Dix is an Australian author who became obsessed with science fiction at the age of twelve after reading Robert A. Heinlein’s “By His Bootstraps.” Dix has had short stories published in or on the likes of Aurealis, Eidolon.net, Twenty3: A Miscellany, and Alien Shores: An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction. He is best known for his collaborative work on the Star Wars: New Jedi Order series with Sean Williams. His accolades include but are not limited to the Aurealis Award in 2001 and three Ditmar Awards in 2001, 2003, and 2006.
Shane Dix is an Australian author who became obsessed with science fiction at the age of twelve after reading Robert A. Heinlein’s “By His Bootstraps.” Dix has had short stories published in or on the likes of Aurealis, Eidolon.net, Twenty3: A Miscellany, and Alien Shores: An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction. He is best known for his collaborative work on the Star Wars: New Jedi Order series with Sean Williams. His accolades include but are not limited to the Aurealis Award in 2001 and three Ditmar Awards in 2001, 2003, and 2006.
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