Description
George-Etienne and his children have formed The House of Styx, after finding a mysterious artefact on the surface of Venus herself. But with the discovery comes great risk, not only from a planet that kills with its very touch but also from the banks and powers of old Earth, who will stop at nothing to claim this new technology for themselves.
From humble origins, The House of Styx is determined to become one of the most powerful families in the known galaxy or die trying.
The Stunning conclusion to the Venus Ascendant series, from the world of The Quantum Magician.
About the Author
Derek Kunsken has built genetically engineered viruses, worked with street children and refugees in Latin America, served as a Canadian diplomat, and, most importantly, taught his son about super-heroes and science. His short fiction has appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Beneath Ceaseless Skies and multiple times in Asimov's Science Fiction. His stories have been adapted into audio podcasts, reprinted in various Year's Best anthologies, and translated into multiple languages. They have also been short-listed for various awards, and won the Asimov's Readers' Award in 2013. He tweets from @derekkunsken, blogs at BlackGate.com, and makes his internet home at DerekKunsken.com
Reviews
"Such a wonderful read." -- Locus Magazine
-- Adrienne Martini * Locus Magazine *"This electrifying planetary adventure features a hardscrabble family that earnestly addresses issues of addiction, gender, sexuality, and disability while surviving storms of all sorts in the hostile clouds of Venus. Highly recommended." -- The Library Journal, starred review
* The Library Journal *The House of Styx is a stunning new sci-fi family drama that admirably shoulders the burden of two heavy genres and distills them into an exhilarating and heart-breaking journey of discovery." -- SciFiNow, 5 star review
* SciFiNow *"Kunsken's vivid worldbuilding is a knockout... This is a must-read." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
* Publishers Weekly *"Awesomely intersectional and packed full of French swear words, The House of Styx is a great scientific adventure!" -- Apple Books Review
* Apple Books *"Sometimes nail-biting and always well-paced, The House of Styx is high concept sci-fi that puts characters first-and succeeds by doing so." -- Aurealis
* Aurealis *"Kunsken has, to my mind, already established a place as one of the best pure 'hard science' writers of the current generation, and this book is further evidence of that." -- Rich Horton, Locus Magazine
-- Rich Horton * Locus Magazine *Book Information
ISBN 9781786188670
Author Derek Kunsken
Format Hardback
Page Count 608
Imprint Rebellion Publishing Ltd.
Publisher Rebellion Publishing Ltd.
Series Venus Ascendant
Weight(grams) 500g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 158mm * 45mm
