Working as a scavenger on a hostile planet with corrosive rain and deadly heat, fourteen-year-old Timas finds his life thrown into turmoil by the crash-landing of a mysterious stranger who bears a warning that an alien intelligence is coming to invade the planet. 15,000 first printing.
“"Sly Mongoose" combines weird and wonderful tech and human cultures of fantastic diversity with some of the coolest planet-building this side of Hal Clement.”—Elizabeth Bear
“Tobias S. Buckell is a dazzling new voice.”—Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award–Winning author of "Hominids" on "Crystal Rain
"“"Ragamuffin "is a winner.”"—San Jose Mercury News
"“First-class space adventure, with tip-top characterization, action, and world-building. May Buckell enjoy a long, productive career.”"—Booklist "on "Ragamuffin
"“Buckell plays with Caribbean and Aztec cultures, bending their exotic flavor to technology-flavored ends. A lot of fun.”"—Publishers Weekly "on "Ragamuffin
"“"Crystal Rain "is refreshing and imaginative, an exotic stew of cultures, myths, and technology.”—Kevin J. Anderson, bestselling co-author of "Sandworms Of Dune
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Praise for Tobias S. Buckell
"Buckell delivers double helpings of action and violence in a plot-driven story worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster." "--Publishers Weekly "on "Sly Mongoose
""Tobias Buckell is stretching the horizons of science fiction and giving readers a hell of a lot of swashbuckling fun in the bargain."
--John Scalzi, bestselling author of "Fuzzy Nation "on "Sly Mongoose
"""Ragamuffin "is a winner." "--San Jose Mercury News
"""Crystal Rain "is refreshing and imaginative, an exotic stew of cultures, myths, and technology." --Kevin J. Anderson, bestselling coauthor of The Dune novels
""Sly Mongoose" combines weird and wonderful tech and human cultures of fantastic diversity with some of the coolest planet-building this side of Hal Clement."--Elizabeth Bear, award-winning author
"Buckell delivers double helpings of action and violence in a plot-driven story worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster."--"Publishers Weekly
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"Tobias Buckell is stretching the horizons of science fiction and giving readers a hell of a lot of swashbuckling fun in the bargain."--John Scalzi, "New York Times" bestselling author
"Buckell's world building, full of strong Aztec and Caribbean elements, is spectacular; the story, finely tuned and engrossing."--"Booklist
""Zombies. Interplanetary battles. Alien races. A hero that can destroy a city in a single bounce. What's not to love?"--"RT Book Reviews"
"Sly Mongoose" combines weird and wonderful tech and human cultures of fantastic diversity with some of the coolest planet-building this side of Hal Clement. "Elizabeth Bear, award-winning author"
Buckell delivers double helpings of action and violence in a plot-driven story worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster. "Publishers Weekly"
Tobias Buckell is stretching the horizons of science fiction and giving readers a hell of a lot of swashbuckling fun in the bargain. "John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling author"
Buckell's world building, full of strong Aztec and Caribbean elements, is spectacular; the story, finely tuned and engrossing. "Booklist"
Zombies. Interplanetary battles. Alien races. A hero that can destroy a city in a single bounce. What's not to love? "RT Book Reviews""
"Sly Mongoose combines weird and wonderful tech and human cultures of fantastic diversity with some of the coolest planet-building this side of Hal Clement." --Elizabeth Bear, award-winning author
"Buckell delivers double helpings of action and violence in a plot-driven story worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster." --Publishers Weekly
"Tobias Buckell is stretching the horizons of science fiction and giving readers a hell of a lot of swashbuckling fun in the bargain." --John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling author
"Buckell's world building, full of strong Aztec and Caribbean elements, is spectacular; the story, finely tuned and engrossing." --Booklist
"Zombies. Interplanetary battles. Alien races. A hero that can destroy a city in a single bounce. What's not to love?" --RT Book Reviews
