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Grail
A Science Fiction Novel by Elizabeth Bear
Book 3 of the Jacob's Ladder Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- First Contact,
- Generation Ship,
- Space Opera
This book is for you if you're into...
- Generation ship arrivals that spark uneasy first contact
- Debates over what it means to be human
- Political maneuvering where peace teeters on the edge of war
At last the generation ship Jacob's Ladder has arrived at its destination: the planet they have come to call Grail. But this habitable jewel just happens to be populated already: by humans who call their home Fortune. And they are wary of sharing Fortune—especially with people who have genetically engineered themselves to such an extent that it is a matter of debate whether they are even human anymore.
To make matters worse, a shocking murder aboard the Jacob's Ladder has alerted Captain Perceval and the angel Nova that formidable enemies remain hidden somewhere among the crew.
On Grail—or Fortune, rather—Premier Danilaw views the approach of the Jacob's Ladder with dread. Behind the diplomatic niceties of first-contact protocol, he knows that the deadly game being played is likely to erupt into full-blown war—even civil war. For as he strives to chart a peaceful and prosperous path forward for his people, internal threats emerge to take control by any means necessary.
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