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Description edit
Matt Cairns is a 21st-century outlaw Programmer who takes on the shady jobs no one else will touch. Against his better judgment, he accepts an assignment to crack the Marshall Titov, a top-secret orbital station operated by the European Space Agency. But what Matt will discover there will... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Gregor Cairns: Add a description of this character.
- Avakian
- Lydia
- Lemieux
- Camila
- Salasso
- Elizabeth
- Matt Cairns
- Grigory Volkov
- Colin Driver
- James Cairns
- Marcus
- Jason
- Chumakova
- Paul
- Mingulay
- Armen
- Mikhail
- Delavar
- Telesnikov
- Weber
- Margaret
- Clarissa
- Curran
- Croatan
- Tharanack
- Aleksandra
- Alec
- Darwin
- Tony
- Alan
- Ericson
Setting & Locations edit
- Nova Babylonia
- New Lisbon
- Kyohvic
- America
- Nevada
- United States
- Europe
- Earth
- Edinburgh
- Kourou
- Scotland
- Bishlayan
- Saur City
First Sentence edit
A GOD STOOD in the sky high above the sunset horizon, his long white hair streaming in the solar wind.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Engines of Light. (standard series)
Followed by Dark Light.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ken Macleod (Author)
Awards edit
- Arthur C. Clarke Award (Finalist, 2001)
- Prometheus Award (2002: Best Novel, Nominee)
- Hugo Award (Finalist, 2002: Best Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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