Earth is dead. Humanity is hiding.
Invention, progress, change. . . all are forbidden.
Now it's time to change all that.
The science fiction epic of the decade begins here.
Humanity pushed its way to the stars—and encountered the Gbaba, a ruthless alien race that nearly wiped us out.
Earth and her colonies are now smoldering ruins, and the few survivors have fled to distant, Earth-like Safehold, to try to rebuild. But the Gbaba can detect the emissions of an industrial civilization, so the human rulers of Safehold have taken extraordinary measures: with mind control and hidden high technology, they've built a religion in which every Safeholdian believes, a religion designed to keep Safehold society medieval forever.
Eight hundred years pass. In a hidden chamber on Safehold, an android from the far human past awakens. This "rebirth" was set in motion centuries before, by a faction that opposed shackling humanity with a concocted religion. Via automated recordings, "Nimue"—or, rather, the android with the memories of Lieutenant Commander Nimue Alban—is told her fate: she will emerge into Safeholdian society, suitably disguised, and begin the process of provoking the technological progress which the Church of God Awaiting has worked for centuries to prevent.
Nothing about this will be easy. To better deal with a medieval society, "Nimue" takes a new gender and a new name, "Merlin." His formidable powers and access to caches of hidden high technology will need to be carefully concealed. And he'll need to find a base of operations, a Safeholdian country that's just a little more freewheeling, a little less orthodox, a little more open to the new.
And thus Merlin comes to Charis, a mid-sized kingdom with a talent for naval warfare. He plans to make the acquaintance of King Haarahld and Crown Prince Cayleb, and maybe, just maybe, kick off a new era of invention. Which is bound to draw the attention of the Church�and, inevitably, lead to war.
It's going to be a long, long process. And it's going to be the can't-miss SF epic of the decade.
About the Author
David Weber is a science fiction phenomenon. His popular Honor Harrington novels are New York Times bestsellers and can't come out fast enough for his devoted readers, and his novels have regularly been Main Selections of the Science Fiction Book Club.
In addition to the Honor Harrington series, he has written many top-selling science fiction novels, including Mutineers' Moon, The Armageddon Inheritance, Heirs of Empire, and Path of the Fury. Weber has also begun a top-selling epic SF adventure series in collaboration with John Ringo, with four novels so far: March Upcountry, March to the Sea, March to the Stars, and We Few. His novels of the adventures of the Bahzell—Oath of Swords, The War God's Own, and Wind Rider's Oath, another New York Times bestseller—have proven that Weber is equally a master of epic fantasy adventure. He lives in South Carolina.
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Product ReviewNot read it yet and yes this is expensive for an ebook, but in the uk I would pay
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Product ReviewAs much as I like Mr. Weber's work, I think the $18.00 for this ebook is just too much to ask. Even an advanced reader copy from another Baen author is only $15.00. I think TOR is counting on David Weber and Baen's reader loyality to gouge potential buyers and cash in on all the hard work the Baen Books crew has invested in making Webscriptions work. Shame on TOR!! I think Baen should re-evaluate or re-negotiate thier agreement to ensure quality books at a price comparable with what's already on the market. Kudos to Baen for attempting to make more selections available, and a fart in the general direction of TOR just on general principal.
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Product Review1. Okay, first off, the ONLY reason I bought this was that I was snowed in on the weekend I became aware this book existed. Normally, when I can't get the e-book for $5, I go to Barnes and Noble and read it in their cafe while drinking coffee. $18 will buy a lot of coffee and scones. What in the world is Tor thinking here? They may have made a sale on me, but they'll never get a bit more of my money, if I can possibly help it! (Oh, and what is DAVID thinking?)
2. Okay, it's David Weber, and it's exactly what we've all come to expect of him. Great book. However...haven't we seen this plot twice before? Genocidal aliens who can't innovate? (Heir to the Empire and Armageddon Troll) True, he takes it in a different direction this time.
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Product Review$18.00? What is TOR thinking? Amazon is selling the Hard Cover for $17.13.
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Product ReviewThe book looks great - a well-developed concept that Weber and we, the readers, are going to have fun with for a long, long time. I'll buy a copy.
Eventually.
The Ebook, now... you're kidding, right? $18 for what (assuming the chapter sampling policies haven't been mangled as well for this release) is at best a shortish novel? As much as we're expected to pay for a physical copy? (And let's not kid ourselves - a whole lot of people are going to get the hunk of paper for *less* than that.) Someone here has been smoking something.
I'm willing to pay some premium for "fresh" books, and the just published == $6 price point at Webscriptions has always felt just a little low to me. You would have gotten a sale at 8, and I might have even bit at 10, particularly if you added some sort of bonus material to the online version. But... 18? It's your business, and you can run it any way you like, but in the marketplace as it stands today a reader with any patience has all the advantages. I shall exercise my patience, and you will make less money (and make it later, to boot, with some negative word-of-mouth in the meantime). Too bad for you.Posted on