A scavenger and her oddball crew are catapulted into the midst of a
strange secret at the heart of a derelict colony ship among the Billion
Worlds of the Tenth Millennium in a new novel of explosive SF from James
L. Cambias.
Solana Sina is a scarab, salvaging wrecked and abandoned space habitats
among the Billion Worlds of the Tenth Millennium. She and an oddball
crew--a raven, a cyborg, and a dinosaur--board the derelict colony
Safdaghar hoping to score some loot before the colony gets catapulted
into the outer reaches of the Solar System. But Solana and the scarabs
come face-to-face with a gang of vicious pirates looking for slaves and
treasure, and a mysterious stranger intent on preserving an explosive
secret. Solana must overcome her own horrifying past to survive and
escape before it's too late. But there's an even more dangerous threat
lurking in the dark passages and ruined buildings of Safdaghar . . .
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
