"... 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
Product Description
The descendants of Expatria's first colonists from Earth have rejected technology. When Mathias Hanrahan, heir to the primacy of Newest Delhi, wants to reintroduce the old ways he is framed for his father's murder and forced to flee.
Recruited by a research team which is trying to relearn the ancient technologies, he goes to work for them, and against a background of impending war, Mathias discovers that strange messages are coming from space.
