Ashes of Candesce
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<DIV><DIV><P>A world of endless sky, with no land, no gravity: this is Virga. Beginning in the seminal science fiction novel <I>Sun of Suns</I>, the saga of this striking world has introduced us to the people of stubborn pride and resilience who have made Virga their home; but also, always lurking beyond the walls of the world, to the mysterious threat known only as Artificial Nature. In <I>The Sunless Countries</I>, history tutor Leal Hieronyma Maspeth became the first human in centuries to learn the true nature of this threat. Her reward was exile, but now, in <I>Ashes of Candesce</I>, Artificial Nature makes its final bid to destroy Virga, and it is up to Leal to unite the quarrelling clans of her world to fight the threat.</P><P><I>Ashes of Candesce</I> brings together all the heroes of the Virga series, and draws the diverse threads of the previous storylines together into one climactic conflict. Blending steampunk styling with a far-future setting and meditations on the posthuman condition, <I>Ashes of Candesce</I> mixes high adventure and cutting-edge ideas in a fitting climax to one of science fiction’s most innovative series.</P></DIV></DIV>
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