Probability Space
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $16.99
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Publisher Description
In the thrilling conclusion to Nancy Kress's award-winning Probability Trilogy, humanity's war with the alien Fallers reaches a critical juncture as four unlikely allies risk everything to turn the tide of the conflict.
Nancy Kress cemented her reputation in SF with the publication of her multiple-award–winning novella, "Beggars in Spain," which became the basis for her extremely successful Beggars Trilogy (comprising Beggars in Spain, Beggars and Choosers, and Beggars Ride).
In Probability Space, the war with the implacable Fallers continues, and humanity is losing. Our only hope lies with an improbable coalition: Major Lyle Kaufman, a retired warrior; Marbet Grant, a Sensitive involved with Kaufman; Amanda, a confused fourteen-year-old girl; and Magdalena, a powerful broker in human space.
As civil unrest spreads on Earth and the battle rages in deep space, these four individuals--armed with a desperate, unproven theory--attempt to enter the Fallers' home star system. It's a daring gamble that could decide the fate of the entire universe.
Spanning from Earth to Mars and beyond, Probability Space is an epic tale of alien contact, interplanetary intrigue, and the indomitable human spirit. This gripping space opera concludes the trilogy that began with Probability Moon and Probability Sun, set in the same universe as Kress's Nebula Award-winning novelette, "Flowers of Aulit Prison."
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The action-filled final volume in Kress's Probability Trilogy (Probability Moon; Probability Sun) spectacularly resolves the human-Faller stalemate. The story's setting moves from Earth to Mars to the planet World, all of which lie within the nexus of wormholes that somehow link space together. Central to the security of humanity is an alien artifact that has the capacity to protect or destroy entire star systems. Two of these devices are known to exist: one is held by humans, the other by the alien and hostile Fallers, with whom humanity is at war. When a military coup knocks the current leader out of power and he's replaced by a fool, Pierce, three people realize that Pierce may seek to use the artifact to utterly annihilate the Fallers and likely the fabric of space-time. Physicist Tom Capelo, who found the artifact, military man Lyle Kaufman and sensitive Marbet Grant concoct a wild plan to save the day, a plan that involves hijacking the artifact and making direct contact with the enigmatic alien race. Meanwhile, Tom's daughter, 14-year-old Amanda Capelo, finds herself on the run as she's chased by military personnel who believe she knows something about who kidnapped her father. Worse, the young Greek man who befriends her may not be trustworthy. Admirers of the author's shorter work may be put off by inconsistent characterization and some utterly improbable situations, but followers of the trilogy will find much to enjoy here. FYI:Kress, the wife of SF writer Charles Sheffield, has won Hugo and Nebula awards for her short fiction.
