Description
'Prescient, dark, and ultimately hopeful' PIERCE BROWN
'Excellent' PETER F. HAMILTON
'A menacing experience' FONDA LEE
'Science fiction at its finest' SUNYI DEAN
In this brand-new blistering science fiction epic, Sunday Times bestselling author Richard Swan presents a thrilling tale of survival and an eviscerating examination of totalitarianism.
WHO GIVES YOU LIFE?
PATER AETERNUS.
Katherine Fuller's husband is dead. As an esteemed member of Pater Aeternus - governing party of the fascist, galaxy-spanning Decurion Empire - he has left behind an estate of immeasurable wealth. And Katherine is going to inherit it.
WHO GIVES YOU PURPOSE?
PATER AETERNUS.
Life under the Eternal Father is rigidly stratified, surveilled, and controlled - each new day to be endured, not lived. But with Katherine's newfound fortune, she is presented with a rare and dangerous opportunity: purchase a virgin world, and create a better, fairer society.
WHO GIVES YOU JOY?
PATER AETERNUS.
But the Empire cannot allow its wayward daughter to succeed. And as Katherine works in secret, recruiting allies she's not even sure she can trust, she will discover exactly how far Pater Aeternus is willing to go to stop her. Because Katherine is going to create something nobody has seen for many years.
A democracy.
1984 meets The Man in the High Castle in gripping sci-fi The Infinite State from Richard Swan, which begins at a flashpoint in the lives of a widowed party member, a disgraced investigator, and a hypersled pilot - entangled in a plot to escape the suffocating authority of a fascist state.
'A thrilling vision of resistance to dystopian fascism' J.T. GREATHOUSE
'Absorbing and thought-provoking' SCOTT DRAKEFORD
'Richard's writing is scapel-sharp' NICHOLAS EAMES
About the Author
Richard Swan is a Sunday Times bestselling genre writer. He is known for his Empire of the Wolf and Great Silence trilogies, as well as the upcoming Decurion Saga. He has also written fiction for Black Library and Grimdark Magazine. His work has been translated into many languages. Richard is a qualified lawyer, and before writing full time spent ten years litigating multimillion pound commercial disputes in London. He currently lives in Sydney with his wife and three young sons.
Reviews
Prescient, dark, and ultimately hopeful, The Infinite State mauled my heart and kept me reading well into the winnowing hours of the night * Pierce Brown, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of RED RISING *
The Infinite State is the kind of future that's so horrific you hope in your heart it will never exist. But Richard Swan has made it believable * Peter F. Hamilton, New York Times bestselling author of EXODUS: THE ARCHIMEDES ENGINE *
A menacing experience in a despicable galactic empire. I had a great time * Fonda Lee, author of THE LAST CONTRACT OF ISAKO and the GREEN BONE SAGA *
The Infinite State is science fiction at its finest, doing what sci-fi does best: showing us how to build a better future. This book is a reflection of our times, and for our times * Sunyi Dean, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE BOOK EATERS *
A thrilling vision of resistance to dystopian fascism in the intergalactic future, with an exactly perfect portion of sentient murder gorillas * J. T. Greathouse, author of THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT *
This was excellent. Richard's writing is scalpel-sharp, and the future he envisions is so starkly relevant one hopes it isn't right around the corner. If you're looking for smart, sophisticated science fiction to fill the Iain Banks-shaped hole in your soul, this is it * Nicholas Eames, author of KINGS OF THE WYLD *
Absorbing and thought-provoking. Quintessential Richard Swan * Scott Drakeford, author of the AGE OF IRE series *
A compelling and original science fiction novel that shines a light into the darkness of space and the human spirit * David Goodman, award-winning author of A RELUCTANT SPY *
A masterclass in storytelling, Swan shifts seamlessly through the gears: it's a The Handmaid's Tale fascist nightmare with pod-racers; Blade Runner gloom pierced by shafts of light . . . gritty, unflinching and suffocatingly atmospheric * Daily Mail *
A tour-de-force in science fiction storytelling that has me absolutely chomping at the bit for the rest of the Decurion Saga . . . Swan is a master at crafting a story that just keeps you turning the pages. Chapter after chapter he mixes in oppressive fear, excitement, twists, turns, and thoughtful and inventive SF writing with characters you just can't put down . . . the start of this new trilogy, The Infinite State, is going to have readers hooked * Grimdark Magazine *
Riveting and utterly addictive. Sci-fi that demands and commands your attention from grim start to epic finish * FanFiAddict *
Part scathing critique of fascism, part political science experiment, this page-turner is packed full of satisfying intrigue and game-changing reveals * Publishers Weekly, starred review *
A promising beginning to a saga of escaping the oppressive clutches of an imperial state * Booklist *
This novel's attempt to construct a plausible defeat of a Big Brother-analog government is both interesting and hopeful * Kirkus Reviews *
Book Information
ISBN 9781399627733
Author Richard Swan
Format Hardback
Page Count 416
Imprint Gollancz
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Series Decurion Saga
Weight(grams) 640g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 156mm * 42mm
