The Burning Skies

In his electrifying debut, “The Mirrored Heavens” — praised by such distinguished science fiction writers as Peter Watts, Stephen Baxter and Jack Campbell — David J. Williams created a futuristic world grounded in the military rivalries, terror tactics, and political wrangling of our own time.

In “The Burning Skies”, life as U.S. counterintelligence agent Claire Haskell once knew it is in tatters — her mission betrayed, her lover dead, and her memories of the past suspect. Even worse, the defeat of the brilliant and mysterious insurgent group known only as Autumn Rain was not as complete as many believed. It is quickly becoming clear that their ultimate goal is not simply to destroy the tenuous global alliances of the 22nd Century, but to rule all of humanity.

Now it's up to Claire, with her ability to jack her brain into the nets of the enemy, to pick up the pieces. Navigating a complex world filled with both steadfast loyalists and ruthless traitors, Claire must be ready for Rain's next move — so she can make hers. But her true enemy may be one step ahead of her…