On a Red Station, Drifting by Aliette De Bodard
A new edition of the Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards novella finalist, from the author of the acclaimed Obsidian and Blood trilogy, and set in the same universe as the Nebula and Locus Award winning Immersion.
For generations Prosper Station has thrived under the guidance of its Honoured Ancestress: born of a human womb, the station's artificial intelligence has offered guidance and protection to its human relatives.
But war has come to the Dai Viet Empire, Prosper's brightest minds have been called away to defend the Emperor: and a flood of disoriented refugees strain the station's resources. As deprivations cause the station's ordinary life to unravel, uncovering old grudges and tearing apart the decimated family, Station Mistress Quyen and the Honoured Ancestress struggle to keep their relatives united and safe. What Quyen does not know is that the Honoured Ancestress herself is faltering, her mind eaten away by a disease that seems to have no cure: and that the future of the station itself might hang in the balance...
Format: Paperback | 142 pages
Dimensions (cm): 20.3 x 12.5 x 1.0 | 185g
Publication Date: 01 Nov 2012
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN10: 1500597481
ISBN13: 9781500597481
Condition: Like New
A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.