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Celestial
- Author
- M.D. Lachlan
- Narrator
- Sarah Diamond
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 14 December 2022
- Run Time
- 8 hours 28 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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What to expect
THE SPACE RACE IS FAR FROM OVER.
Ziggy Da Luca is a linguist recruited by NASA for reasons she can't quite fathom. After seeing the video they've intercepted, it becomes clear her work is far more central to their plans than she realised.
Sent to the moon to investigate a hatch discovered by the Russians, Ziggy faces challenges she's never trained for. Seen by some as a liability, she must contend with her own crew as well as the Russian cosmonauts, as everyone races to uncover the hatch's mystery.
What she finds there is beyond anything she could imagine. The future of humankind could be changed for ever. The only question is whether she'll make it home to tell her story.
Critics Review
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I loved Celestial . . . addictively readable: good central mystery, cleverly extended; well-drawn characters, a brisk exciting narration . . . taut and tense and absorbing all the way through
Adam Roberts, author of The This
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Fast-paced, exciting and full of mystery, this lunar-based novel explores deep questions regarding religion, meaning, and the nature of reality itself
Liz Williams, author of Banner of Souls
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For a science fiction reader looking for a modern feeling novel, but with a nod to some classic sci fi pondering, Celestial is a book that will scratch that itch
SF Book
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Enter a brilliantly conceived extraterrestial wonderland . . . Celestial is a visionary escapade redolant of Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama
The Times
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A first-contact story with more than just a cold war twist . . . all plot threads are pulled together to a satisfying and enlightening conclusion
SciFiNow
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A refreshing change from the usual macho adventure story, one more about inner than outer space
The Guardian
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A story that is not what you expect, nor one you can you predict
SFF World
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Details
- Author
- M.D. Lachlan
- Narrator
- Sarah Diamond
- Duration
- 8 hours 28 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 December 2022
- ISBN
- 9781399614344
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Science fiction: aliens / UFOs, Science fiction: space exploration, Alternative history fiction, Narrative theme: sense of place
Synopsis
1977. THE SPACE RACE IS FAR FROM OVER.Ziggy Da Luca is a linguist recruited by NASA for reasons she can't quite fathom. After seeing the video they've intercepted, it becomes clear her work is far more central to their plans than she realised.Sent to the moon to investigate a hatch discovered by the Russians, Ziggy faces challenges she's never trained for. Seen by some as a liability, she must contend with her own crew as well as the Russian cosmonauts, as everyone races to uncover the hatch's mystery.What she finds there is beyond anything she could imagine. The future of humankind could be changed for ever. The only question is whether she'll make it home to tell her story.
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