Science fiction at its sense-of-wonder best. A wild chase through the
billion worlds of the Tenth Millennium in search of a mythical weapon
that could save civilization--or doom it!
A DROID AND HIS BOY, ON A SEARCH FOR A LEGENDARY WEAPON
Daslakh is an AI with a problem. Its favorite human, a young man named
Zee, is in love with a woman who never existed -- and he will scour the
Solar System to find her. But in the Tenth Millennium a billion worlds
circle the Sun--everything from terraformed planets to artificial
habitats, home to a quadrillion beings.
Daslakh's nicely settled life gets more complicated when Zee helps a
woman named Adya escape a gang of crooks. This gets the pair caught up
in the hunt for the Godel Trigger, a legendary weapon left over from an
ancient war between humans and machines--which could spell the end of
civilization.
In their search, they face a criminal cat and her henchmen, a paranoid
supermind with a giant laser, the greatest thief in history, and a woman
who might actually be Zee's lost love.
It's up to Daslakh to save civilization, keep Zee's love life on the
right track--and make sure that nobody discovers the real secret of
the Godel Trigger.
Praise for Arkad's World:
"Far-flung adventure . . . Cambias offers up an entertaining
coming-of-age novel filled with action and surprises. His aliens are
suitably non-human in mannerisms, attitudes, and objectives, and his
worldbuilding suggests a vast universe ready for further exploration.
Readers . . . will find this hits the spot."--Publishers Weekly
". . . a classic quest story, a well-paced series of encounters with
different folk along the way, building momentum toward a final
confrontation with Arkad's past . . . [with] a delicious twist to the
end."--ALA Booklist
"Cambias has achieved a feat of world-building: an expansive, believable
setting with fascinating aliens, compelling mysteries, and a rich sense
of history."--Bookpage
"Drop a teenage boy into a distant planet chock full of colorful
aliens--with troubles all their own. Stir, flavor, apply heat. A tour de
force in the field, and great, quick fun."--Gregory Benford
Praise for the work of James L. Cambias:
"Beautifully written, with a story that captures the imagination the way
SF should."--Booklist, starred review
"An engaging nail-biter that is exciting, fun and a satisfying
read."--The Qwillery
'"An impressive debut by a gifted writer."--Publishers Weekly, starred
review
"An exceptionally thoughtful, searching and intriguing
debut."--Kirkus, starred review
"James Cambias will be one of the century's major names in hard science
fiction."--Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of Red Planet
Blues
"Fast-paced, pure quill hard science fiction. . . . Cambias delivers
adroit plot pivots that keep the suspense coming."--Gregory Benford,
Nebula Award-winning author of Timescape
