About the Book
Arthur C. Clarke Award 1991, Philip K Dick Award nominee 1992.
”A great, big, magnificent, galaxy-shaking plot that will make you forget to eat and sleep!” – Michael Moorcock
A fast-moving space adventure featuring mysterious aliens, a journey to a de-populated planet, a mad run from space cops, a ship captain in trouble, and her AI (Artificially Intelligent) companion/ship's computer.
Winner of both the Arthur C. Clarke Award for best science fiction novel of the year and the British Science Fiction Association Award for best novel of the year – the only book ever to win both prestigious British awards.
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