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Terminal World

By: Alastair Reynolds
Narrated by: John Lee
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Spearpoint, the last human city, is an atmosphere-piercing spire of vast size. Clinging to its skin are the zones, a series of semi-autonomous city-states, each of which enjoys a different - and rigidly enforced - level of technology. Following an infiltration mission that went tragically wrong, Quillon has been living incognito, working as a pathologist in the district morgue.

But when a near-dead angel drops onto his dissecting table, Quillon's world is wrenched apart one more time. If Quillon is to save his life, he must leave his home and journey into the cold and hostile lands beyond Spearpoint's base, starting an exile that will take him further than he could ever imagine. But there is far more at stake than just Quillon's own survival, for the limiting technologies of the zones are determined not by governments or police but by the very nature of reality---and reality itself is showing worrying signs of instability.

©2010 Alastair Reynolds (P)2010 Tantor Science Fiction Space Opera
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"A rousing adventure in a widly original setting." ( Guardian, UK)
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As the narration starts seems like a other spy chase type story but as the reality of the zones are described it turns out to keep growing in complexity and enriching the story

such a spectacular story development

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The patronizing main character was a bit annoying sometimes, but overall it was a good story!

Very good ideas in this story

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Really fun story in a wildly imaginative and intriguing world. I just wish there was a sequel :)

Great book, great narrator

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