Sci-fi

The Smoke

by Simon Ings
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Description

Humanity has been split into three different species. Mutual incomprehension has fractured the globe. As humans race to be the first of their kind to reach the stars, another Great War looms. For you that means returning to Yorkshire and the town of your birth, where factories churn out the parts for gigantic spaceships. You're done with the pretentions of the capital and its unfathomable architecture. You're done with the people of the Bund, their easy superiority and unstoppable spread throughout the city of London and beyond. You're done with Georgy Chernoy and his questionable defeat of death. You're done with his daughter, Fel, and losing all the time. You're done with love. But soon enough you will find yourself in the Smoke again, drawn back to the life you thought you'd left behind. You're done with love. But love's not done with you.

What it’s like

ViolenceGraphic
CombatWar-Torn
HorrorChilling
SpiceFade-to-Black
ProfanityModerate

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Details

First published
February 22, 2018
Pages
320
Reading time
About 6 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Titan Books
ISBN
9781785659232
Series
Standalone

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