One of the Verge's Best Books of 2017
Captain Ronaldo Aldo has committed an unforgivable crime. He will ask for forgiveness all the same: from you, from God, even from himself.
Connected by ansible, humanity has spread across galaxies and fought a war against an enemy that remains a mystery. At the edge of human space sits the Citadela relic of the war and a listening station for the enemy's return. For a young Ensign Aldo, fresh from the academy and newly cloned across the ansible line, it's a prison from which he may never escape.
Deplorable work conditions and deafening silence from the blackness of space have left morale on the station low and tensions high. Aldo's only hope of transcending his station, and cloning a piece of his soul somewhere new is both his triumph and his terrible crime.
The Fortress at the End of Timeis a new science fiction novel from Joe M. McDermott.
JOE M. McDERMOTT is best known for the novels
Last Dragon,
Never Knew Another, and
Maze. His work has appeared in
Asimovs, Analog,and
Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet.He holds an MFA from the University of Southern Maines Stonecoast Program. He lives in Texas.
The Fortress at the End of Timeis an essential read, and feels like a throwback to the era of classic science fiction from authors such as Frank Herbert or Ursula K. Le Guin. The Verge
McDermott manages to paint a vivid world in a few pages. The Washington Post
The story works on many different levels... readers will be sucked in. Romantic Times
I can say this, Joe M. McDermott'sFortress at the End of Timeis an intellectual bombastic space opera Paul Jessup, author ofGlass Coffin Girls
The Fortress at the End of Timeis a brilliant novel. Geek Ireland
The Fortress at the End of Timewill hit all of the right spots with science fiction fans. Fast pacelÓ+
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