From New York Times bestseller and master of speculative fiction Garth Nix comes his first foray into adult science fiction with a brilliant and poignant stand-alone story of sentient starships, galactic warfare, and the bonds a crew forms far, far from Earth.
"Ray Porter's ability to intensify a narrative and personify a wide range of male and female characters grabs one's attention from the beginning of this absorbing and complex tale. This first adult SF novel by Nix, a YA fantasy writer, is set in the 24th century, out among the stars. Galaxy-forming "massif" mountain ranges transport humans to new planets. But what's in it for the massifs? The loyal crew of the Sassafras stumbles into a terrifying possible answer. Porter believably performs conversations and inhabits everyone from a deep-voiced Marine to a squeakily terrified bureaucrat. And when the action spikes, hold on.
With Porter in your earbuds, you'll want the adventure to continue forever."
