Ancestral Night
Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear is a reprint edition published by Simon and Schuster on December 3, 2019. This 512-page novel presents a thrilling narrative centered around Halmey Dz and her partner Connla Kurucz, who are salvage operators navigating the fringes of legality in a vast universe. Their routine existence takes a dramatic turn when they uncover a significant discovery about an alien species believed to be extinct, a revelation that could disrupt the fragile peace among civilizations.
Readers will find a blend of action and adventure as the story unfolds within the realms of science fiction and space opera. The narrative explores themes of alien contact and the complexities of interstellar salvage operations, all while maintaining a focus on the characters’ perilous journey. Ancestral Night invites readers to engage with its imaginative concepts and dynamic storytelling, making it a notable addition to the genre.
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“Outstanding…Amid a space opera resurgence, Bear’s novel sets the bar high.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A space salvager and her partner make the discovery of a lifetime that just might change the universe in this wild, big-ideas space opera from Hugo Award-winning author Elizabeth Bear.
Halmey Dz and her partner Connla Kurucz are salvage operators, living just on the inside of the law…usually. Theirs is the perilous and marginal existence—with barely enough chance of striking it fantastically big—just once—to keep them coming back for more. They pilot their tiny ship into the scars left by unsuccessful White Transitions, searching for the relics of lost human and alien vessels. But when they make a shocking discovery about an alien species that has been long thought dead, it may be the thing that could tip the perilous peace mankind has found into full-out war.
Energetic and electrifying, Ancestral Night is a dazzling space opera, sure to delight fans of Alastair Reynolds, Iain M. Banks, and Peter F. Hamilton—“Bear’s ability to create breathtaking variations on ancient themes and make them new and brilliant is, perhaps, unparalleled in the genre” (Library Journal, starred review).
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