Horizon

Keith Stevenson

Nov 2014 · Sold by HarperCollins Australia

About this ebook

"Refreshingly plausible, politically savvy, and full of surprises, HORIZON takes you on a harrowing thrill-ride through the depths of space and the darkness of the human heart."
- Sean Williams, New York Times bestselling author of the Astropolis and Twinmaker series.

Thirty-four light years from Earth, the explorer ship Magellan is nearing its objective - the Iota Persei system. But when ship commander Cait Dyson wakes from deepsleep, she finds her co-pilot dead and the ship's AI unresponsive. Cait works with the rest of her multinational crew to regain control of the ship, until they learn that Earth is facing total environmental collapse and their mission must change if humanity is to survive.

As tensions rise and personal and political agendas play out in the ship's cramped confines, the crew finally reach the planet Horizon, where everything they know will be challenged.

'Crackling science fiction with gorgeous trans-human and cybernetic trimmings. Keith Stevenson's debut novel soars.' - Marianne De Pierres, award-winning authors of the Parrish Plessis, Sentients of Orion and Peacemaker series.

Ratings and reviews

Dialogue was great, the physical description good, the main character was relatable and logical. Bren and lex's actions, motivations, and motivations were more often extremist and unrealistic. The political and environmental aspects are what really dragged it down as they didnt feel flushed out and are out of step with reality. Overall a good read in a car bit not something your going to rave about to your friends.

Good quick read excellent pace though some unnecessary internal monologues exciting plot with posthumann concepts, not hard science but not pull-a-rabbit-out-of-your-hat whenever the plot needs it science fiction just a few set technologies to move things along, overall message about global warming, very pessimistic about the Chinese and American governments

It was a good read, and was tough to put down. Would have rated higher, if Bren and Lex' motivations seemed a little less contrived.

About the author

Keith Stevenson is a speculative fiction writer, editor, reviewer, publisher and podcaster. He was editor of Aurealis Magazine - Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction from 2001 to the end of 2004 and formed the multi-award winning independent press coeur de lion publishing in 2005. In 2014 he launched Dimension6 magazine and became a speculative fiction reviewer for the Newtown Review of Books. He blogs about the ideas and issues behind Horizon at http://www.horizonbooks.com.au and you can learn more about his work at www.keithstevenson.com.