Overview
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Solana Sina is a scarab, salvaging wrecked and abandoned space habitats among the Billion Worlds of the Tenth Millennium. She and an oddball crewāa raven, a cyborg, and a dinosaurāboard the derelict colony SafdagharĀ hoping to score some loot before the colony gets catapulted into the outer reaches of the Solar System. But Solana and the scarabs come face-to-face with a gang of vicious pirates looking for slaves and treasure, and a mysterious stranger intent on preserving an explosive secret. Solana must overcome her own horrifying past to survive and escape before itās too late. But thereās an even more dangerous threat lurking in the dark passages and ruined buildings of Safdaghar . . .
AboutĀ The Godel Operation:
āWith this freewheeling story of an ancient, cunning artificial intelligence and its naĆÆve human companion, Cambias (The Initiate) mashes humor, mystery, and looming apocalypse into a roundly satisfying space epic. . . . With plenty of fun moments along the way, this raucous adventure through the solar systemās distant future will appeal to any fan of lighter science fiction.ā āPublishers Weekly
āCambias makes his solar system feel very alive, with wildly different cultures on different planets and moons . . .Ā It is far-future space opera that is astronomically containedĀ and written with a lightning bolt.ā āWarped Factor
Praise forĀ Arkad's World:
āFar-flung adventure . . . Cambias offers up an entertaining coming-of-age novel filled with action and surprises. His aliens are suitably non-human in mannerisms, attitudes, and objectives, and his worldbuilding suggests a vast universe ready for further exploration. Readers . . . will find this hits the spot.ā āPublishers Weekly
ā. . . a classic quest story, a well-paced series of encounters with different folk along the way, building momentum toward a final confrontation with Arkadās past . . . [with] a delicious twist to the end.ā āALA Booklist
āCambias has achieved a feat of world-building: an expansive, believable setting with fascinating aliens, compelling mysteries, and a rich sense of history.ā āBookpage
āDrop a teenage boy into a distant planet chock-full of colorful aliensāwith troubles all their own. Stir, flavor, apply heat. A tour de force in the field, and great, quick fun.āĀ āGregory Benford
Praise for the work of James L. Cambias:
āBeautifully written, with a story that captures the imagination the way SF should.ā āBooklistĀ starred review
āAn engaging nail-biter that is exciting, fun and a satisfying read.ā āThe Qwillery
āAn impressive debut by a gifted writer.ā āPublishers WeeklyĀ starred review
āAn exceptionally thoughtful, searching and intriguing debut.ā āKirkusĀ starred review
āJames Cambias will be one of the century's major names in hard science fiction.āĀ āRobert J. Sawyer, Hugo Awardāwinning author ofĀ Red Planet Blues
āFast-paced, pure quill hard science fiction. . . . Cambias delivers adroit plot pivots that keep the suspense coming.āĀ āGregory Benford, Nebula Awardāwinning author ofĀ Timescape
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