The Mirrored Heavens
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The Mirrored Heavens is a science fiction
novel by David J. Williams
. This is the author's debut novel
, and the first volume in his Autumn Rain trilogy, which continues with The Burning Skies and The Machinery Of Light. The story begins in the year 2110 where global political power is balanced between the United States
and the Eurasian Coalition (a primarily Chinese
and Russia
n alliance). These two powers collaborated to construct a space elevator
, which is destroyed by a terrorist attack before it can become operational.
The story follows the United States intelligence agents who are attempting to catch those responsible for this attack.
The Seattle Times
praised the book, saying that it "cleaves closely enough to the cyberpunk canon to be identified with it, while departing from it sharply enough to refresh and renew its source." Stephen Baxter
called Williams' debut "a crackling cyberthriller...Tom Clancy interfacing Bruce Sterling."
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novel by David J. Williams
David J. Williams
David J. Williams is an Anglo-American science fiction writer and video game writer. His debut novel, The Mirrored Heavens, was described as "Tom Clancy interfacing Bruce Sterling" by Stephen Baxter, and is part of the Autumn Rain Trilogy, with a sequel entitled The Burning Skies released in June...
. This is the author's debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
, and the first volume in his Autumn Rain trilogy, which continues with The Burning Skies and The Machinery Of Light. The story begins in the year 2110 where global political power is balanced between the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and the Eurasian Coalition (a primarily Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n alliance). These two powers collaborated to construct a space elevator
Space elevator
A space elevator, also known as a geostationary orbital tether or a beanstalk, is a proposed non-rocket spacelaunch structure...
, which is destroyed by a terrorist attack before it can become operational.
The story follows the United States intelligence agents who are attempting to catch those responsible for this attack.
The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times is a newspaper serving Seattle, Washington, US. It is the largest daily newspaper in the state of Washington. It has been, since the demise in 2009 of the printed version of the rival Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle's only major daily print newspaper.-History:The Seattle Times...
praised the book, saying that it "cleaves closely enough to the cyberpunk canon to be identified with it, while departing from it sharply enough to refresh and renew its source." Stephen Baxter
Stephen Baxter
Stephen Baxter is a prolific British hard science fiction author. He has degrees in mathematics and engineering.- Writing style :...
called Williams' debut "a crackling cyberthriller...Tom Clancy interfacing Bruce Sterling."
Publication history
- 2008, United States, Bantam Spectra ISBN 978-0-7394-9590-2, Pub date 21 May 2008, Hardback
- 2008, United States, Spectra ISBN 978-0-553-38541-0, Pub date 20 May 2008, Paperback
- 2008, United States, Spectra ISBN 978-0-553-90516-8, Pub date 20 May 2008, eBook
- 2009, United States, Spectra ISBN 978-0-553-59156-9, Pub date 27 January 2009, Paperback
External links
- Review by Mark Yon
- Review by Nisi Shawl
- Review by Nathan Brazil
- Review by Tim Gebhart
- Review by John Scalzi
- Google books excerpt
- Review by Robert at Fantasy Book Critic
- Review by Ruth Ludlam
- Brief interview with the author Mike Brotherton
- Review by Richard Dansky
- Review by Daniel Eskridge
- Review by J.P. Frantz
- Review by John Ottinger III
- Review by Graeme Flory
- Review by Michael Underwood