Approaching Omega [Paperback]

Eric Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 18, 2005

-Mission to locate Earth-temperate planet for colonisation: failed ... -1000 years out from Earth base, damage to colony sleeper hangars 1, 3 and 4 sustained ... all lives lost ... hangars 2 and 5 still operational ... -Mission parameters adjusted: Augmentation of colonists to commence ... -Request all drones and 'bots to medical units to begin experimentation ... A novella of power and humanity from "one of the very best of the new generation of British SF writers." (Vector) "SF infused with a cosmopolitan and literary sensibility ... accomplished and affecting." Paul McAuley

Editorial Reviews

Review

A novella of power and humanity from "one of the very best of the new generation of British SF writers." (Vector)
"SF infused with a cosmopolitan and literary sensibility ... accomplished and affecting." Paul McAuley

About the Author

Eric Brown has published over twenty books and eighty short stories in the SF genre. He has twice won the BSFA short story award, in 2000 and 2002, for "The Children of Winter" and "Hunting the Slarque".

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Telos Publishing; 1 edition (January 18, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1903889987
• ISBN-13: 978-1903889985
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #929,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)