Waking Hell
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Return to the world of Station in the sequel to the acclaimed Crashing Heaven.
Al Robertson Book order
This author is renowned for science fiction novels that delve into the depths of the human experience, exploring the intricate relationships between technology and our core being. His award-nominated short stories transcend genre boundaries, offering original perspectives within science fiction, fantasy, and horror. The author's writing is characterized by a poetic language and an experimental approach to storytelling, lending it a unique rhythm and depth. He consistently seeks to find beauty and meaning in unexpected realms through his work.
- 2017
- 2015
Crashing Heaven. Dunkler Orbit, englische Ausgabe
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
A diamond-hard, visionary new SF thriller. Nailed-down cyberpunk ala William Gibson for the 21st century meets the vivid dark futures of Al Reynolds in this extraordinary debut novel. With Earth abandoned, humanity resides on Station, an industrialised asteroid run by the sentient corporations of the Pantheon. Under their leadership a war has been raging against the Totality - ex-Pantheon AIs gone rogue. With the war over, Jack Forster and his sidekick Hugo Fist, a virtual ventriloquist's dummy tied to Jack's mind and created to destroy the Totality, have returned home. Labelled a traitor for surrendering to the Totality, all Jack wants is to clear his name but when he discovers two old friends have died under suspicious circumstances he also wants answers. Soon he and Fist are embroiled in a conspiracy that threatens not only their future but all of humanity's. But with Fist's software licence about to expire, taking Jack's life with it, can they bring down the real traitors before their time runs out?