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'Proper galaxy-spanning space opera' Iain M. Banks on Seeds of Earth

Darien's future hangs in the balance as conflict rages across the planet's surface and, in the skies above, interstellar power politics has turned to war.

On one side lies the Construct AI and its millennia-long mission to protect sentient species. On the other is an army of twisted machine intelligences and its allies, whose goal is nothing less than the destruction or subversion of all organic life. They were caged in a hyperspace prison beneath Darien in a past age but now they are roaring to the surface, to freedom and an orgy of destruction which will rend the planets - starting with Darien.

Their allies circle above Darien and their armies are rising from below as an ancient battle is about to recommence. Machine vs human. Life or the sterile dusts of space.

For more epic space opera action from Michael Cobley, check out:

Humanity's Fire Trilogy:
Seeds of Earth
The Orphaned Worlds
The Ascendant Stars

Standalone novels in the Humanity's Fire universe:
Ancestral Machines
Splintered Suns

Also look out for Cobley's epic fantasy trilogy, Shadowkings!

The Ascendant Stars: Book Three of Humanity's

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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 02/08/2012
      ISBN13: 9781841496368, 978-1841496368
      ISBN10: 1841496367
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      'Proper galaxy-spanning space opera' Iain M. Banks on Seeds of Earth

      Darien's future hangs in the balance as conflict rages across the planet's surface and, in the skies above, interstellar power politics has turned to war.

      On one side lies the Construct AI and its millennia-long mission to protect sentient species. On the other is an army of twisted machine intelligences and its allies, whose goal is nothing less than the destruction or subversion of all organic life. They were caged in a hyperspace prison beneath Darien in a past age but now they are roaring to the surface, to freedom and an orgy of destruction which will rend the planets - starting with Darien.

      Their allies circle above Darien and their armies are rising from below as an ancient battle is about to recommence. Machine vs human. Life or the sterile dusts of space.

      For more epic space opera action from Michael Cobley, check out:

      Humanity's Fire Trilogy:
      Seeds of Earth
      The Orphaned Worlds
      The Ascendant Stars

      Standalone novels in the Humanity's Fire universe:
      Ancestral Machines
      Splintered Suns

      Also look out for Cobley's epic fantasy trilogy, Shadowkings!

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