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Short Synopsis
This brand-new novel from "the most exciting space opera writer working today" (Locus) is equal parts steampunk, western, planetary romance, and far-future science fiction.

Full Synopsis
Spearpoint, the last human city, is an atmosphere-piercing spire of vast size. Clinging to its skin are the zones, a series of semi-autonomous city-states, each of which enjoys a different—and rigidly enforced—level of technology.

Following an infiltration mission that went tragically wrong, Quillon has been living incognito, working as a pathologist in the district morgue. But when a near-dead angel drops onto his dissecting table, Quillon's world is wrenched apart one more time. If Quillon is to save his life, he must leave his home and journey into the cold and hostile lands beyond Spearpoint's base, starting an exile that will take him further than he could ever imagine. But there is far more at stake than just Quillon's own survival, for the limiting technologies of the zones are determined not by governments or police but by the very nature of reality—and reality itself is showing worrying signs of instability.

"Lee delivers tense escapes, gutsy fight scenes, and unfeasible coincidences with aplomb." ---AudioFile

Terminal World

Author Alastair Reynolds

Narrated by John Lee

Publication date Jun 7, 2010

Running time 20 hrs

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