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The Recollection

Tenth Anniversary Edition

Gareth L Powell author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Rebellion Publishing Ltd.

Published:29th Apr '21

Should be back in stock very soon

The Recollection cover

Tenth anniversary re-issue of the critically acclaimed space opera by a master of British SF, with beautiful new art.

Ed and Alice Rico, Katherine Abdulov and Victor Luciano, born four hundred years apart across the immeasurable gulf of space, are thrown together by disaster, as an alien threat stirs among the stars, threatening the survival of all life…TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION.

“It is an evil born of war. It is the end of all things.”

Four hundred years ago, Ed and Alice Rico threw themselves through a mysterious portal on the London Underground, hunting for Ed’s lost brother—Alice’s husband—Verne.

Now, starship captain Katherine Abdulov embarks on a desperate race against ruthless rival captain—and her former lover—Victor Luciano, to try and earn back her family’s trust.

Tomorrow, all their lives will be thrown together by disaster, as an ancient evil stirs among the stars, threatening the survival of all life… 

“If you read only one space opera this year, it's got to be The Recollection.” -- The Guardian * The Guardian *
“Gareth L. Powell joins the ranks of Reynolds, Banks, Hamilton and others at the forefront of science fiction.” -- SF Book Reviews * SF Book Reviews *
“Stunning, fresh and exciting, great adventure, elegantly strung together.” -- SF Reviews * SFReviews.com *
‘Gareth is one of our best modern SF writers. In The Recollection he runs the gamut from close personal action to transcendent philosophy and cosmic truths.’ -- Adrian Tchaikovsky
"Gareth Powell delivers a masterclass in Space Opera.” -- Peter F. Hamilton
"Sweeps the reader away to another time and place." * Aurealis *

ISBN: 9781781088791

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 25mm

Weight: 299g

352 pages

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