In 2145AD John Hackett\'s adventure is just beginning.
A beautiful, page-turning story which interweaves the tale of these two characters, separated by both space and time, in a hopeful exploration of humanities\' future, this is Stephen Baxter at his best.. and no less doomed. . .
She and her people have always known that this long-predicted end to their home, one of the Thousand Earths, is coming - but that makes their fight to survive, to protect each other, no less desperate .
Putting more and more pressure on the people - and resources - which remain.
Erosion is eating away at the edges of every landmass - first at a rate of ten metres a year, but fast accelerating, displacing people and animals as the rising Tide destroys everything in its path.
Mela\'s world is coming to an end.
Not only is Hackett exploring unknown space, but he will return to a vastly different time.
A mission which will take him five million years to complete.
His new mission will take him to Andromeda, to get a close-up look at the constellation which will eventually crash into the Milky Way, and give humanity a heads-up about the challenges which are coming.
Hackett, in his trusty ship the Perseus, is not just a space traveller - beginning his travels with an expedition to Neptune and back - but, thanks to the time-dilation effect, a time traveller as well.
In Year 30, Mela\'s story is coming to a close.
In 2145AD John Hackett\'s adventure is just beginning
