Absorption
The universe is dark. And it is alive. Hard SF Space Opera to rival Peter F. Hamilton
600 years from now on the world of Fulgor Roger Blackstone, son of two Pilots (long-time spies, pretending to be ordinary humans) aches to see the mythical Pilot's city of Labyrinth, in the fractal ur-continuum of mu-space.
In 8th century Norseland, a young carl called Wulf kills a man watched by a mysterious warrior who bears the mark of Loki, the Trickster God.
In 1920s Zurich, Gavriela Silberstein enters the long, baroque central hallway of the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule where Einstein so recently studied.
And on a nameless world, not
knowing his human heritage, a silver-skinned youth tries to snatch back
an Idea – but it floats away on gentle magnetic currents.
There
are others across the ages, all with three things in common: they
glimpse shards of darkness moving at the edge of their vision; they
hear echoes of a dark, disturbing musical chord; and they will dream of
becoming crystal, and joining a group called the Ragnarok Council.
ABSORPTION is the first novel of RAGNAROK, a new space opera trilogy of high-tech space warfare, unitary intelligences made up of millions of minds, the bizarre physics of dark energy and quantum mechanics and mindblowing rationale for Norse mythology.
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John Meaney
John Meaney (born 1957) is a British science fiction and fantasy author.
John Meaney also writes near-future thrillers under the pseudonym of Thomas Blackthorne.
Ragnarok
This is an epic space opera that pulls together ancient history, the dark events of the twentieth century and the far future. The Ragnarok universe not only provides a stunning SF rationale for Norse mythology but posits a world where pilots are locked into symbiotic relationships with their ships and the cities can come alive. A perfect series for fans of Peter F. Hamilton and Alastair Reynolds.
Ragnarok consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
