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WHO OWNS THE SKY?
The Trillionaires Are At It Again! Can Pirates Save Us?
"A hard science fiction tour de force, populated by memorable characters in a tale of intrigue, adventure, and irresistible market forces." -Linda Nagata
When oligarchs control the space program, is piracy a virtue?
While trillionaires jockey for control of space resources and rogue AIs prowl the Internet, a dangerous alien technology-the Fracture-has fallen into the hands of space pirates who have no idea what they stole. Unfortunately, law and order are hard to come by when you're a million miles from Earth.
Meanwhile, the balance of power, already precarious, has tumbled Cislunar space into an undeclared war. Now, in a race against time, the crew of the CV Defender must track the pirates to their lair before the Fracture destroys the entire Solar System. But in a world this complex, who exactly are the good guys?
About the Author
Engineer/novelist/journalist/entrepreneur Wil McCarthy is a former contributing editor for WIRED magazine and science columnist for the SyFy channel. A lifetime member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, he has been nominated for the Nebula, Locus, Seiun, AnLab, Colorado Book, Theodore Sturgeon, and Philip K. Dick awards. His short fiction has graced the pages of Analog, Asimov's, WIRED, and SF Age, and his novels include the New York Times Notable Bloom, Amazon.com "Best of Y2K" The Collapsium (a national bestseller), To Crush the Moon, and Antediluvian. He has also written for TV, appeared on The History Channel and The Science Channel, and published nonfiction in half a dozen magazines.
Previously a flight controller for Lockheed Martin Space Launch Systems and later an engineering manager for Omnitech Robotics and founder/president/CTO of Raven Brick LLC, McCarthy holds patents of his own in seven countries, including twenty-nine issued U.S. patents in the field of nanostructured optical materials.
Reviews
Praise for Rich Man's Sky:
"Action SF built on a hard foundation of cutting-edge science." -Walter Jon Williams
"An action-crammed story that darts at hyper-speed from Burning Man, Nevada to Suriname to a convent on the Moon to an orbiting colony that's clearly up to something. A jam-packed adventure fizzing with mind-blowing concepts, and a great read!" -Connie Willis
"A hard science fiction tour de force, populated by memorable characters in a tale of intrigue, adventure, and irresistible market forces." -Linda Nagata
Praise for Antediluvian:
". . . gripping and . . . grounded in archaeology." -Publishers Weekly
". . . plenty of verisimilitude . . . superbly intriguing and captivating . . . bravura historical recreations, full of conjectural material. . . . Presenting us with a colorful cast of characters from across the millennia who have thick and rich existences, and affirming that the cosmic stream of life flows forcefully despite all small blockades, McCarthy has written a novel that looks both forwards and backwards, thus making a stellar return to the field." -Locus
Praise for Wil McCarthy:
"McCarthy is an entertaining, intelligent, amusing writer, with Heinlein's knack for breakneck plotting and, at the same time, Clarke's thoughtfulness." -Booklist
"Imagination really is the only limit." -The New York Times
"The future as McCarthy sees it is a wondrous place." -Publishers Weekly
"A bright light on the SF horizon." -David Brin
"Wil McCarthy demonstrates that he has a sharp intelligence, a galaxy-spanning imagination, and the solid scientific background to make it all work." -Connie Willis
"In nearly every passage, we get another slice of the science of McCarthy's construction, and a deeper sense of danger and foreboding . . . McCarthy develops considerable tension." -San Diego Union-Tribune
"An ingenious yarn with challenging ideas, well-handled technical details, and plenty of twists and turns." -Kirkus
Book Information
ISBN 9781668073322
Author Wil McCarthy
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Baen Books
Publisher Baen Books
Series Rich Man's Sky
Weight(grams) 465g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm * 18mm
The Trillionaires Are At It Again! Can Pirates Save Us?
"A hard science fiction tour de force, populated by memorable characters in a tale of intrigue, adventure, and irresistible market forces." -Linda Nagata
When oligarchs control the space program, is piracy a virtue?
While trillionaires jockey for control of space resources and rogue AIs prowl the Internet, a dangerous alien technology-the Fracture-has fallen into the hands of space pirates who have no idea what they stole. Unfortunately, law and order are hard to come by when you're a million miles from Earth.
Meanwhile, the balance of power, already precarious, has tumbled Cislunar space into an undeclared war. Now, in a race against time, the crew of the CV Defender must track the pirates to their lair before the Fracture destroys the entire Solar System. But in a world this complex, who exactly are the good guys?
About the Author
Engineer/novelist/journalist/entrepreneur Wil McCarthy is a former contributing editor for WIRED magazine and science columnist for the SyFy channel. A lifetime member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, he has been nominated for the Nebula, Locus, Seiun, AnLab, Colorado Book, Theodore Sturgeon, and Philip K. Dick awards. His short fiction has graced the pages of Analog, Asimov's, WIRED, and SF Age, and his novels include the New York Times Notable Bloom, Amazon.com "Best of Y2K" The Collapsium (a national bestseller), To Crush the Moon, and Antediluvian. He has also written for TV, appeared on The History Channel and The Science Channel, and published nonfiction in half a dozen magazines.
Previously a flight controller for Lockheed Martin Space Launch Systems and later an engineering manager for Omnitech Robotics and founder/president/CTO of Raven Brick LLC, McCarthy holds patents of his own in seven countries, including twenty-nine issued U.S. patents in the field of nanostructured optical materials.
Reviews
Praise for Rich Man's Sky:
"Action SF built on a hard foundation of cutting-edge science." -Walter Jon Williams
"An action-crammed story that darts at hyper-speed from Burning Man, Nevada to Suriname to a convent on the Moon to an orbiting colony that's clearly up to something. A jam-packed adventure fizzing with mind-blowing concepts, and a great read!" -Connie Willis
"A hard science fiction tour de force, populated by memorable characters in a tale of intrigue, adventure, and irresistible market forces." -Linda Nagata
Praise for Antediluvian:
". . . gripping and . . . grounded in archaeology." -Publishers Weekly
". . . plenty of verisimilitude . . . superbly intriguing and captivating . . . bravura historical recreations, full of conjectural material. . . . Presenting us with a colorful cast of characters from across the millennia who have thick and rich existences, and affirming that the cosmic stream of life flows forcefully despite all small blockades, McCarthy has written a novel that looks both forwards and backwards, thus making a stellar return to the field." -Locus
Praise for Wil McCarthy:
"McCarthy is an entertaining, intelligent, amusing writer, with Heinlein's knack for breakneck plotting and, at the same time, Clarke's thoughtfulness." -Booklist
"Imagination really is the only limit." -The New York Times
"The future as McCarthy sees it is a wondrous place." -Publishers Weekly
"A bright light on the SF horizon." -David Brin
"Wil McCarthy demonstrates that he has a sharp intelligence, a galaxy-spanning imagination, and the solid scientific background to make it all work." -Connie Willis
"In nearly every passage, we get another slice of the science of McCarthy's construction, and a deeper sense of danger and foreboding . . . McCarthy develops considerable tension." -San Diego Union-Tribune
"An ingenious yarn with challenging ideas, well-handled technical details, and plenty of twists and turns." -Kirkus
Book Information
ISBN 9781668073322
Author Wil McCarthy
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Baen Books
Publisher Baen Books
Series Rich Man's Sky
Weight(grams) 465g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm * 18mm
