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y separately published work icon The Shattered Skies single work   novel   science fiction  
Is part of Cruel Stars Trilogy John Birmingham , 2019 series - author novel (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 The Shattered Skies
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'Space opera on an epic scale – as it should be. Part two of a violently energetic and energetically entertaining three-part mil-SF extravaganza.

'Centuries after they were defeated and exiled to Dark Space, the Sturm have returned. Disgusted by the new technologies humankind have come to depend on, they intend to liberate us, by force if necessary.

'With their advanced tech rendered null by the Sturm's attack, humanity face certain annihilation. Their only hope lies with a few brave souls who survived the initial onslaught: the Commander of the Royal Armadalen Navy's only surviving warship; a soldier sentenced to die; a young royal, forced to flee when her home planet is overrun and her entire family executed; the leader of an outlaw band, and the infamous hero of the first war with the Sturm hundreds of years ago.

'If they are to stand any chance of survival, these five heroes must shed their modern technology and become the enemy. Their resistance might be humanity's only hope.'

Source : publisher's blurb

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Head of Zeus ,
      2021 .
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      Extent: 544p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1st December 2021
      ISBN: 9781789545944
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