When the planet of New Moscow was brutally destroyed, its few survivors launched a counter-attack against the most likely culprit: the neighbouring system of trade rival New Dresden. But New Dresden wasn't responsible, and as the deadly missiles approach their target, Rachel Mansour, agent for the interests of Old Earth, is assigned to find out who was. The one person who does know is a disaffected teenager who calls herself Wednesday Shadowmist. But Wednesday has no idea where she might be hiding this significant information. Time is limited and if Rachel can't resolve this mystery it will mean annihilation of an entire world.
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Iron Sunrise is a suspenseful future tale of intergalactic espionage and planetary destruction.
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Charles Stross was born in Leeds, England, in 1964. He has worked as a pharmacist, software engineer and freelance journalist, but now writes full time.
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just outside the expanding light cone of the present a star died, iron-bombed. Something-some exotic force of unnatural origin-twisted a knot in space, enclosing the heart of a stellar furnace. Read the first page
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Charles Stross now lives in Edinburgh where, no doubt, he spends his free time with the other SF alumni of that city (Banks, McLeod et al). Indeed, fans of the 'Edinburgh set' are going to lap this novel up with great relish; 'Iron Sunrise' is a big-canvas space opera, and manages to pack a whole lot of action, intrigue and nasty plot twists into a surprisingly punchy page-count. There are echoes of the dark humour of Banks, if a little more up-front, and there is plenty of political intrigue and ideological interplay, without the socialist gong-beating of McLeod. Simultaneously serious and entertaining, this book stands alone from its predecessor, 'Singularity Sky', with no problems at all, but the post-singularity universe Stross is building here is all the more enjoyable when you immerse yourself in it as completely as possible.
To briefly synopsise; Rachel Mansour, causal WMD inspector for a far future evolution of the UN, is called to 'take out' a crazed terrorist with a nuke in the centre of Geneva. Meanwhile, the sun of the New Moscow system has been destroyed, taking the system with it, by protagonists unknown. Wednesday Shadowmist, a teenage malcontent from said system, finds herself entangled in a nasty web of people who want to kill her, because of a little mission her 'imaginary friend' Herman asked her to do before evacuating her original home. These threads and more are drawn into a complex yet rewarding tapestry spanning lightyears of space and time, all embellished with Stross's trademark wit and attention to detail. Suffice to say, if you like modern, high-octane, more-ideas-to-the-gallon space opera, then 'Iron Sunrise' is a must read.
To briefly synopsise; Rachel Mansour, causal WMD inspector for a far future evolution of the UN, is called to 'take out' a crazed terrorist with a nuke in the centre of Geneva. Meanwhile, the sun of the New Moscow system has been destroyed, taking the system with it, by protagonists unknown. Wednesday Shadowmist, a teenage malcontent from said system, finds herself entangled in a nasty web of people who want to kill her, because of a little mission her 'imaginary friend' Herman asked her to do before evacuating her original home. These threads and more are drawn into a complex yet rewarding tapestry spanning lightyears of space and time, all embellished with Stross's trademark wit and attention to detail. Suffice to say, if you like modern, high-octane, more-ideas-to-the-gallon space opera, then 'Iron Sunrise' is a must read.
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Iron Sunrise overtops the movie script dictum of "start with an earthquake and build to a climax" by kicking off with the destruction of a whole solar system, with collateral damage to nearby star systems. The "Iron Sunrise" indeed.
Our youngest protagonist is evacuated from an outpost in a nearby system to avoid the radiation storm, and holds the key to who did the deed. Those familiar with previous works will recognise the team sent to solve the conundrum, which involves saving another inhabited system from the consequences of the Sunrise.
Wittily written, a potential classic in its own time. Highly recommended read.
Our youngest protagonist is evacuated from an outpost in a nearby system to avoid the radiation storm, and holds the key to who did the deed. Those familiar with previous works will recognise the team sent to solve the conundrum, which involves saving another inhabited system from the consequences of the Sunrise.
Wittily written, a potential classic in its own time. Highly recommended read.
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This is a sequel to Stross's first novel (Singularity Sky) though I have no doubt it would work equally well for anyone who hadn't read the first one.
The good news is that this is even better than Singularity Sky - it isn't quite as balls-to-the-wall inventive (there isn't anything quite as madcap as the Festival)but it is still full of big sf ideas (the "iron sunrise" itself is a memorable concept). The writing is noticeably sharper (though he was in no sense a bad writer before) the plotting is more measured and the whole thing just hangs together beautifully.
What it really has going for it, though, is the sly humour. There are more clowns (a Stross trademark?) and plenty of weirdness but it all serves the story.
A very, very good book.
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Really enjoyable read
This is more like it.
Big plot, fast moving.
Proper Science Fiction.
I'm starting to run out of Stross books to read now. Read more
Big plot, fast moving.
Proper Science Fiction.
I'm starting to run out of Stross books to read now. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Paul
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A brilliant and well devised space opera
Charles Stross is a hugely impressive sci-fi writer, few current writers can perhaps really rival the sheer volume of ideas he generates or his engaging and well crafted prose. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Kuma
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End of a world
Great characters and suspense. Plenty of intertyning tales.
Very scary in places with a smack back to Earth history. Read more
Very scary in places with a smack back to Earth history. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Trudy Pask
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More accessible than its predecessor, not as good
This sequel to Singularity Sky would work just as well as a stand-alone novel, while also maintaining continuity of character and setting with the first. Read more
Published on 5 May 2010 by D. R. Cantrell
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Brilliant read, very enjoyable
I enjoyed reading this book
it was great fun and an interesting concept that made you think
about the story, characters and concepts
Thats my kind of sci-fi.
it was great fun and an interesting concept that made you think
about the story, characters and concepts
Thats my kind of sci-fi.
Published on 23 Sep 2008 by CjW
3.0 out of 5 stars
An author finding his voice
Wednesday is evacuated from an orbital station in the path of an exploding star. UN weapons inspector is called from a grisly bomb disposal to prevent retaliatory weapons launched... Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2008 by P. G. Harris
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Excellent, engrossing read
This is the first Charles Stross book that I've read, and I'm going to find the others as it was funny, fast paced and enthralling. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2007 by Pliny
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Poorly written, chaotic, and difficult to read.
I found strange that many readers liked this book. Actually I bought it based on those reviews, and so I really wanted to like this. Read more
Published on 1 July 2007 by C. E. Magos
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A funny science fiction novel that stands out from the rest
A friend gave me this book and from the moment I started reading it, I could not put it down!
Charles Stross' Iron Sunrise is an easy read, which carries many laughs together... Read more
Published on 28 July 2004 by M. Forsberg
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