Shadow Captain
$23.75
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
10 September 2019
Summary
A swashbuckling thriller - Pirates of the Caribbean meets Firefly - that nevertheless combines the author’s trademark hard SF with effective, coming-of-age characterisation
A blindingly clever imagining of our solar system in the far flung future
Returning to the universe of Revenger, award-winning author Alastair Reynolds delivers another thrilling tale set among the stars.
Two sisters ran away from home to join the crew of a spaceship. They took on pirates,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780575090651 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0575090650 |
| Author: | Alastair Reynolds |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 10 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 32mm |
| Series: | Revenger |
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Critics Review
Reynolds is easily one of the modern masters of science fiction… addictive, page-turning stuff.
A swashbuckling thriller - Pirates of the Caribbean meets Firefly - that nevertheless combines the author’s trademark hard SF with effective, coming-of-age characterisation [review for Revenger] - Guardian
A must-read… an unexpectedly personal and emotionally-driven tale of determination and retribution - with some great twists along the way and a gutsy heroine who will appeal to fans of young adult literature [review for Revenger] - STARBURSTBasically, it’s TREASURE ISLAND meets MOBY DICK, set in space, with a nice BLADE RUNNER-ish colour palette and a cast of characters worthy of a Terry Gilliam movie. I loved it [review for Revenger] - JOANNE HARRISReynolds makes the human story compelling in a narrative that, spiced with bizarre characters aplenty and propelled by vengeance, smacks intriguingly of everything from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island to Mad Max [review for Revenger] - NatureAbout The Author
Alastair Reynolds
Alastair Reynolds was born in Barry, South Wales, in 1966. He studied at Newcastle and St Andrews Universities and has a Ph.D. in astronomy. He stopped working as an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency to become a full-time writer. REVELATION SPACE and PUSHING ICE were shortlisted for the ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD; REVELATION SPACE, ABSOLUTION GAP, DIAMOND DOGS and CENTURY RAIN were shortlisted for the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARD and CHASM CITY won the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARD.
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