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Megan has a mission. But must she sacrifice herself to save a world?

Pilot Megan Jacinth has three goals, and they all seem unattainable. She must find her friend Bash, who she'd left for dead to save her own life. Then she needs Bash's unique skill-set to locate an ancient space-faring entity. Lastly she must use this Wanderer's knowledge to save human-occupied worlds from an alien incursion. The odds seem impossible, but the threat is terrifyingly real.

Megan finds Bash, but the person she'd known and loved is a husk of his former self. Bash is also held captive by her greatest enemy: Gregor Tarrant. Tarrant wants the Wanderer too, even more than he wants her life, with motives less pure than her own. And he's close to finding Megan's most closely-guarded secret.

A race across space to reach the Wanderer seems Megan's best option. But this entity is also known as the Marauder, and is far from benign. The price for its secrets may be just too high. Megan should know, as she still bears the scars from their last encounter...

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A stand-alone far-future drama in which a pilot must save human-occupied worlds from an alien incursion. From the author of the Shoal series.

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Megan has a mission. But must she sacrifice herself to save millions? Pilot Megan Jacinth has three impossible goals. She has to find her friend Bash, who she left for dead to save her own life. She needs to locate a space-faring entity, using Bash to do so. Then she must unlock this Marauder's ancient secrets. And if she doesn't, millions will die. An alien incursion is coming, and the Marauder's knowledge is the key to survival or annihilation. When Megan finds Bash, he's being held captive by Gregor Tarrant. Tarrant wants Megan dead - but not before he finds the entity himself, for his own dark goals. Megan is desperate to reach the Marauder first, but the price for unlocking its secrets may be too high. Megan should know, as she still bears the scars from their last encounter . . . 'Well-imagined . . . space-faring action from an established name in the genre' Independent 'Gibson has certainly proved himself a name to watch' SFX 'A great high-adventure, action-packed escapade among the stars' concatenation.org

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Megan has a mission. But must she sacrifice herself to save millions? Pilot Megan Jacinth has three impossible goals. She has to find her friend Bash, who she left for dead to save her own life. She needs to locate a space-faring entity, using Bash to do so. Then she must unlock this Marauder's ancient secrets. And if she doesn't, millions will die. An alien incursion is coming, and the Marauder's knowledge is the key to survival or annihilation. When Megan finds Bash, he's being held captive by Gregor Tarrant. Tarrant wants Megan dead - but not before he finds the entity himself, for his own dark goals. Megan is desperate to reach the Marauder first, but the price for unlocking its secrets may be too high. Megan should know, as she still bears the scars from their last encounter . . . 'Well-imagined . . . space-faring action from an established name in the genre' Independent 'Gibson has certainly proved himself a name to watch' SFX 'A great high-adventure, action-packed escapade among the stars' concatenation.org

Author Biography

Gary Gibson has worked as a graphic designer and magazine editor and began writing at the age of fourteen. He lives in Glasgow and previous novels include the Shoal series (Stealing Light, Nova War and Empire of Light), plus the stand-alone books Angel Stations, Against Gravity, Final Days and The Thousand Emperors.

Review

Praise for Gary Gibson: 'A violent, inventive, relentlessly gripping adventure' The Times, 'To be considered alongside the leading triumvirate of British hard SF writers: Al Reynolds, Peter Hamilton, and Neal Asher ... a treat for all fans of intelligent space opera' Guardian, 'High-octane action, terrific future tech and a superbly imagined alien civilisation help to make this a page-turning belter from one of our best exponents of hardcore SF adventure' Daily Mail, 'Gibson has produced a seriously entertaining Sci-Fi page turner'SFX, 'A satisfying and absorbing read from a hugely enjoyable author' Interzone, 'Gripping, imaginative and morally complex' SFX, 'A cracking holiday read ... Gary's best to date' SFFWorld.com, 'One of the top SF writers active today...In the right hands SF can be wonderful, inventive, and hugely enjoyable - and Gary Gibson is just that sort of author' WalkerofWorlds.com, 'One of the top SF authors of today ...another Gary Gibson winner! FantasyBookReview blog, 'Someone that is a sheer joy to read. Great stuff' FalcataTimes blog

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Praise for Gary Gibson: 'A violent, inventive, relentlessly gripping adventure' The Times , 'To be considered alongside the leading triumvirate of British hard SF writers: Al Reynolds, Peter Hamilton, and Neal Asher . . . a treat for all fans of intelligent space opera' Guardian , 'High-octane action, terrific future tech and a superbly imagined alien civilisation help to make this a page-turning belter from one of our best exponents of hardcore SF adventure' Daily Mail , 'Gibson has produced a seriously entertaining Sci-Fi page turner' SFX , 'A satisfying and absorbing read from a hugely enjoyable author' Interzone, 'Gripping, imaginative and morally complex' SFX , 'A cracking holiday read . . . Gary's best to date' SFFWorld .com, 'One of the top SF writers active today…In the right hands SF can be wonderful, inventive, and hugely enjoyable - and Gary Gibson is just that sort of author' WalkerofWorlds.com , 'One of the top SF authors of today …another Gary Gibson winner! FantasyBookReview blog , 'Someone that is a sheer joy to read. Great stuff' FalcataTimes blog

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This breathtaking stand-alone novel is far-future drama at its most thrilling - and Neal Asher has called it "Enjoyable far-future adventure amongst the stars".

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