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. But in the Tenth
Millennium, a billion worlds circle the Sun--everything from terraformed
planets to artificial habitats, home to a quadrillion beings. Zee is
convinced she's out there somewhere. Then Zee helps Adya--a girl, but
definitely not his dream girl--escape a gang of crooks. To get away,
the pair must join the hunt for the Godel Trigger, a legendary weapon
left over from the ancient war between humans and machines. Now Daslakh
must aid in the search, keep Zee's love life on the right track, and
make sure that nobody discovers the real secret of the Godel
Trigger--for that would spell doom for men, machines, and the Solar
System itself!
About The Godel Operation:
"With this freewheeling story of an ancient, cunning artificial
intelligence and its naïve human companion, Cambias (The Initiate)
mashes humor, mystery, and looming apocalypse into a roundly satisfying
space epic. . . . With plenty of fun moments along the way, this raucous
adventure through the solar system's distant future will appeal to any
fan of lighter science fiction."--Publishers Weekly
"Cambias makes his solar system feel very alive, with wildly different
cultures on different planets and moons. It is far-future space opera
that is astronomically contained, and written with a lightning
bolt."--Warped Factor
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
