The Water Bear

How far would you go to stop a war? To save a world? To save a child?
To save everything?

"At once absolutely bonkers and perfectly wonderful."
"This book blends science, fiction, dream-like realities and a beguiling sense of intrigue."
"I can’t recall a science fiction novel in which so many characters created a lasting impression on me."

The year is 2075, and the people of Earth have been prevented from destroying their own planet. While protesters burn cars in the streets, Ophelia Box is recruited into a covert peacekeeping unit. Her mission is to prevent a genocide. The problem is the genocide is in the past. She becomes a player in an adventure that spans the quantum wavefunction, from the beginning to the end of time, in this universe and beyond. Her companions are soldiers of the Po, the special forces of the human galaxy. Their clever and deceptive ship is called the Water Bear.

"A long time ago..." he began, and Box could see the children were rapt. They were sat in a semicircle, with the debutantes in front of the fire, and the robot Chance on the other side. Somehow, the cold of the night had receded, and they were all sitting comfortably. "...in a place called the Real, on a planet called Earth, I fought a mechanical spider."

The Water Bear is a high concept sci-fi novel and an epic science fiction adventure: How does an advanced civilization face an existential threat? How to intervene, without destroying what we set out to save?

If you read one sci-fi book this year, read this one.

Praise for The Water Bear:

"Excellent ships, swords and kung fu mashup. Kitou rocks my world."

"The Water Bear is huge in scope, rich in characters, and carries a very strong message about the current state of our planet and the people running it."

"At once absolutely bonkers and perfectly wonderful. The writing is good and the scenery often stunningly beautiful."

"Wow! This just sweeps along with no thought for the reader. It’s epic and expansive and bewildering and fascinating, all at the same time."

"Don’t delay, read it today."