The Ark: The first book in the Children of a Dead Earth series (Children of a Dead Earth)

by Patrick S Tomlinson

Lee Gibbons (Cover Designer)

Humankind has escaped a dying Earth and set out to find a new home among the stars aboard an immense generation spaceship, affectionately named the Ark. Bryan Benson is the Ark’s greatest living sports hero, enjoying retirement working as a detective in Avalon, his home module. The hours are good, the work is easy, and the perks can’t be beat.

But when a crew member goes missing, Benson is thrust into the centre of an ever-expanding web of deception, secrets, and violence that overturns everything he knows about living on the Ark and threatens everyone aboard. As the last remnants of humanity hurtle towards their salvation, Benson finds himself in a desperate race to unravel the conspiracy before a madman turns mankind’s home into its tomb.

File Under: Science Fiction [ Last Gun in the Universe | We’re Not Alone | Poison and Nukes | Race to the End ]

• ISBN13: 9780857664839
• Publish Date: 5 November 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Angry Robot
• Edition: New edition
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 400
• Language: English

Reviews

[Terri M. LeBlanc]

A fast-paced detective mystery set in space. Well-written and a page turner. The reveal felt a little underwhelming because there weren't many clues throughout the story that led me to believe the who-dun-it.