The Medusa ChroniclesInspired by Sir Arthur C. Clarke's short story A Meeting with Medusa, this novel, with permission from the Clarke Estate, continues the story of Commander Howard Falcon over centuries of space exploration, interaction with AI, first contact and beyond. All brought to life by two of our greatest SF authors, Stephen Baxter and Alastair Reynolds. Howard Falcon almost lost his life in an accident . . . and a combination of human ingenuity and technical

Quick of mind and pleasing to the eye

This leads to several practical jokes

Cindy and Jack think they have tested their love to its limits and passed with flying colours

Claire's husband has been keeping secrets

and an impostor - this book features three extraordinary heroes

One thing is clear: no one is telling the whole truth

and studied Creative Writing with Philip Pullman

is given a very serious job: discover how the gun got moved

one stood out - a charming

death and renewal

the convolutedness and self-consciousness of our delightful narrators

Before long the terrible truth begins to emerge