Book Description

We are not alone in this universe.On Ganymede, the station that represents the main food source for exoplanets, a Martian marine sergeant watches her entire platoon being slaughtered before her eyes by a supernatural monster. On Earth, a high-ranking politician struggles to defuse an interplanetary war. Meanwhile, an alien protomolecule sweeps across Venus, causing profound and mysterious changes and threatening to spread and sweep across the solar system.In the vastness of space, James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante maintain the stability of the exoplanetary alliance. When he and his crew agree to help a scientist search for his missing daughter on war-torn Ganymede, the fate of humanity hinges on whether one craft can prevent an alien invasion that may already be underway."Corey spins his novel with elegant, old-fashioned threads while maintaining a fast-paced pace." -- Charles Stross, one of Britain's most acclaimed science fiction authors."It's like watching a Hollywood blockbuster come to life in a paperback." -- io9