Expatria [Paperback]

Keith Brooke (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 21, 1992

The first of two books by the author of "Keepers of the Peace". After an age-long silence, Earth has rediscovered its lost colony of Expatria, where a team is trying to recreate the abandoned technology of their ancestors. But the intentions of the visitors are far from clear.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"... Brooke is an author well worth reading ... I hope some publisher over here makes him available to American audiences." -- Tom Whitmore, Locus

"...brought beautifully to life ... I enjoyed this book a great deal and will definitely buy the sequel." -- David Durant, Critical Wave

"Book of the Month ... an absorbing piece of fiction. Highly recommended." -- Gamesmaster International

"Books like this are proving that the British can write SF as good as any American...Treat yourself: buy both, and read them over and over." -- Paul Brazier, Nexus --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell (May 21, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0552137251
• ISBN-13: 978-0552137256
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,404,278 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Keith Brooke's first novel, Keepers of the Peace, appeared in 1990, since when he has published six more adult novels, six collections, and over 60 short stories. For ten years from 1997 he ran the web-based SF, fantasy and horror showcase infinity plus, featuring the work of around 100 top genre authors, including Michael Moorcock, Stephen Baxter, Connie Willis, Gene Wolfe, Vonda McIntyre and Jack Vance. His novel Genetopia was published by Pyr in February 2006 and was their first title to receive a starred review in Publishers Weekly; The Accord, published by Solaris in 2009, received another starred PW review and was optioned for film. His latest novel, The Unlikely World of Faraway Frankie, came out from Newcon Press in April 2010. His next novel is alt.human, due from Solaris in 2012. Writing as Nick Gifford, his teen fiction is published by Puffin, with one novel also optioned for the movies by Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish's Caveman Films. He writes reviews for The Guardian, teaches creative writing at the University of Essex, and lives with his partner Debbie in Wivenhoe, Essex.