Rich Man's Sky: Volume 1

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A NEW NOVEL OF REAL SF FROM WIL McCARTHY

When billionaires control the space program, where does that leave the rest of us

Space: a tycoonsplayground. From a space station full of women to a monastery on the Moon, from a Martian reality-TV contest to a solar shade large enough to cool the Earth, the dreams of a handful of trillionaires dictate the future of humanity. Outside the reach of Earthly lawand with the vast resources of the inner solar system at their disposal, the Four Horsemen do exactly as they please.

The governments of Earth are not amused; an international team of elite military women, masquerading as space colonists, are set to infiltrate and neutralize the largest and most dangerous project in human history. But nothing is that simple when rich men control the sky, as everyone involved is about to discover.

About Rich Man's Sky:
Action SF built on a hard foundation of cutting-edge science.Walter Jon Williams

An action-crammed story that darts at hyper-speed from Burning Man, Nevada to Suriname to a convent on the Moon to an orbiting colony thats clearly up to something. A jam-packed adventure fizzing with mind-blowing concepts, and a great read!Connie Willis

A hard science fiction tour de force, populated by memorable characters in a tale of intrigue, adventure, and irresistible market forces.Linda Nagata

AboutAntediluvian:
. . . gripping and . . . grounded in archaeology.Publishers Weekly

. . . plenty of verisimilitude . . . superbly intriguing and captivating . . . bravura historical recreations, full of conjectural material. . . . Presenting us with a colorful cast of characters from across the millennia who have thick and rich existences, and affirming that the cosmic stream of life flows forcefully despite all small blockades, McCarthy has written a novel that looks both forwards and backwards, thus making a stellar return to the field.Locus

About Wil McCarthy:
McCarthy is an entertaining, intelligent, amusing writer, with Heinlein's knack for breakneck plotting and, at the same time, Clarke's thoughtfulness.Booklist

Imagination really is the only limit.The New York Times

The future as McCarthy sees it is a wondrous place.Publishers Weekly

Abright light on the SF horizon.David Brin

Wil McCarthy demonstrates that he has a sharp intelligence, a galaxy-spanning imagination, and the solid scientific background to make it all work.Connie Willis

In nearly every passage, we get another slice of the science of McCarthys construction, and a deeper sense of danger and foreboding . . . McCarthy develops considerable tension.San Diego Union-Tribune

An ingenious yarn with challenging ideas, well-handled technical details, and plenty of twists and turns.Kirkus

Author Bio

Engineer/novelist/journalist/entrepreneur WilMcCarthy is a former contributing editor forWIREDmagazine and science columnist for the SyFychannel. A lifetime member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, he has been nominated for the Nebula, Locus, Seiun, AnLab, Colorado Book, Theodore Sturgeon, and Philip K. Dick awards. His short fiction has graced the pages of Analog, Asimovs, WIRED, and SF Age, and his novels include the New York Times Notable Bloom, Amazon.com Best of Y2K The Collapsium(a national bestseller), To Crush the Moon, and Antediluvian. He has also written for TV, appeared on The History Channel and The Science Channel, and published nonfiction in half a dozen magazines.

Previously a flight controller for Lockheed Martin Space Launch Systems and later an engineering manager for OmnitechRobotics and founder/president/CTO of Raven Brick LLC, McCarthy hold patents of his own in seven countries, including twenty-nine issued U.S. patents in thefield of nanostructuredoptical materials.