The Voyage of the Sable Keech: The Second Spatterjay Novel Contributor(s): Asher, Neal (Author) |
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ISBN: 1597809896 ISBN-13: 9781597809894 Publisher: Night Shade Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: April 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Apocalyptic & Post-apocalyptic - Fiction | Science Fiction - Action & Adventure - Fiction | Science Fiction - Hard Science Fiction |
Dewey: FIC |
Series: Spatterjay |
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 4.1" W x 6.7" (0.50 lbs) 512 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "A powerhouse cocktail of lurid violence, evocative world-building and typically grotesque monsters."--SFX The fast-paced adventures on the remote planet Spatterjay, a dangerous waterworld filled with lethal biology, continue in the sequel to The Skinner. Sable Keech, a reification previously deceased for more than seven hundred years, is now a walking dead man, resurrected under mysterious circumstances that may have a lot to do with the virus native to the exotic but deadly remote ocean world Spatterjay. As word of his adventures (The Skinner) continue to spread, the planet has become a pilgrimage site for other reifs hoping to meet similar fates. The allure of the virus--which promises something close to immortality, even if it comes at terrible biological cost--has brought other beings to the off-Polity world as well. An ancient hive mind may be after the poison "sprine" crucial to the virus's immortality. Deep in the ocean, a vicious alien prador has awakened from a long, virus-induced coma. And Sniper, an AI assigned as the planet's warden, finally receives his new drone shell. It's better than his old one, with powerful engines, more lethal weapons, and thicker armour. He's going to need them. |