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Sometimes a ghost of a chance is all you getAward-winning author Chris Moriarty returns to a dazzling cyber-noir far future in this gritty high-stakes thriller where the only rule is ldquoEvolve or dierdquoThe Age of Man is ending The UNrsquos sprawling interstellar empire is failing as its quantum teleportation network collapses turning once-viable colonies into doomed island outposts Humanityrsquos only hope of survival is the Drift a mysterious region of space where faster-than-light travelmdashor something far strangermdashseems possible As mercenaries and pirates flock to the Drift the cold war between the human-led UN and the clone-dominated Syndicates heats up Whoever controls the Drift will chart the future course of human evolutionmdashand no one wants to be left behind in a universe where the price of failure is extinctionWhen the AI called Cohen ventures into the Drift he diesmdashallegedly by his own handmdashand his consciousness is scattered across the cosmos Some of his ghosts are still self-aware Some are insane And one of them hides a secret worth killing for Enter Major Catherine Li Cohenrsquos human well partly human lover who embarks on a desperate search to solve the mystery of Cohenrsquos deathmdashand put him back together But Li isnrsquot the only one interested in Cohenrsquos ghosts Astrid Avery a by-the-book UN navy captain is on the hunt So is William Llewellyn a pirate who has one of the ghosts in his head which is slowly eating him alive Even the ghosts have their own agendas And lurking behind them all is a pitiless enemy who will stop at nothing to make sure the dead donrsquot walk againPraise for Ghost Spin ldquoComplexity is the watchword here of thought idea narrative character and plot Highly rewardingrdquomdashKirkus Reviews ldquoRewarding The adaptations humans make to survive in the hostile environments of other worlds a galaxy teetering on the edge of singularity are genuinely visionaryrdquomdashPublishers Weekly ldquoThis stand-along lsquospin-offrsquo offers a compelling tale of adventuresuspense blended with cybernoir and high-tech sfrdquomdashLibrary Journal ldquoAn excellent read gripping fast-paced provocative and handsomerdquomdashTorcom ldquoA brilliant mix of space opera cyberpunk and just plain great writing Moriartyrsquos work is some of the most impressive in science fiction todayrdquomdashSFRevu.
About the Author
Author of SPIN STATE, SPIN CONTROL, GHOST SPIN, and THE INQUISITOR'S APPRENTICE. Winner of the 2006 Philip K. Dick Award. Book reviewer for the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Owner of the most patient dog in the multiverse.
