Knight Moves
Philip K. Dick Award: Best Novel nominee (1985).
It is time for another revolution. The Falkner Generator has given mankind the stars - but at a price. At sub-light speeds scattered humanity slowly sinks into decay. The last endless night is falling on the human race. Unless...
On a depopulated Earth, Doran Falkner has dedicated his life to encouraging the Centaurs, product of a century of gene-splitting, to inherit the planet. Then comes startling news: on a remote and boring world the insignificant 'lugs', the native inhabitants, seem to have developed instant teleportation. If this talent can be exploited, then there is hope for Man after all. Falkner casts off the lethargy of despair. Perhaps another Falkner can lead humankind to new worlds...
"An engrossing and evocative read" - George R.R. Martin
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Walter Jon Williams
Walter Jon Williams has published twenty novels and short fiction collections. Most are science fiction or fantasy -Hardwired, Voice of the Whirlwind, Aristoi, Metropolitan, City on Fire to name just a few - a few are historical adventures, and the most recent, The Rift, is a disaster novel in which "I just basically pound a part of the planet down to bedrock." And that's just the opening chapters. Walter holds a fourth-degree black belt in Kenpo Karate, and also enjoys sailing and scuba diving. He lives in New Mexico with his wife, Kathy Hedges.
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