This Alien Shore
Author(s): C. S. Friedman
A thrilling space opera celebrated as one of science fiction's most profound explorations of diversity, THIS ALIEN SHORE is a modern classic of the genre.
Jamisia, a young girl protected by biological brain-ware and troubled by multiple voices in her head, flees her comfortable life on a satellite when corporate raiders destroy the entire colony. To her horror, she learns that they were looking for her.
Launched into the intrigues of the mysterious Gueran guild, mutant star-pilots who have a stranglehold on galactic commerce, Jamisia is desperate to avoid capture, and must form uncertain alliances with exotic strangers. Yet, as a rogue computer virus wreaks havoc across the galaxies it seems that humanity's future rests in her hands: but first she must unlock the deadly secret hidden inside her head.
Against the rich and compelling backdrop of this epic story the author has succeeded in creating a truly unique character in Jamisia and placed her in a novel of fantastic diversity, and breathtaking possibility.
character in Jamisia and placed her in a novel of fantastic diversity, and breathtaking possibility.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : HarperCollins Publishers Limited
- : Voyager
- : 30 November 2019
- : ---length:- '19.8'width:- '12.9'units:- Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : C. S. Friedman
- : Paperback
- : 813.5/4
- : 576