Michael Crichton meets Marvel’s Venom in award-winning author Seth Dickinson’s science fiction debut

"Agonizing and mesmerizing, a devastating and extraordinary achievement."—The New York Times

“Magnificent. . . . A science fiction action juggernaut.”—Tamsyn Muir

A most anticipated book of 2024 according to Goodreads, LitHub, and The New Scientist

“Anna, I came to Earth tracking a very old story, a story that goes back to the dawn of timeIt’s very unlikely that you’ll die right now. It wouldn’t be narratively complete.”

Anna Sinjari—refugee, survivor of genocide, disaffected office worker—has a close encounter that reveals universe-threatening stakes. Enter Ssrin, a many-headed serpent alien who is on the run from her own pastSsrin and Anna are inexorably, dangerously drawn to each other, and their contact reveals universe-threatening stakes.

While humanity reels from disaster, Anna must join a small team of civilians, soldiers, and scientists to investigate a mysterious broadcast and unknowable horrorIf they can manage to face their own demons, they just might save the world.



Format Inbunden Omfång 544 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag St Martin's Press Utgivningsdatum 2024-02-12 ISBN 9781250233011