In A Dry, Quiet War, Henry Bone returns home from the War at the End of Time to live out his final years on the rural planet Ferro. But he's not the only veteran to return to this timeline: a group of cybernetically enhanced soldiers - some human, some not - have made the billion-year journey as well. Only they're not looking for peace and quiet.
Like a classic Western, A Dry, Quiet War is filled with the tension of inevitable confrontation. But the stakes are far higher than anyone on Ferro can imagine, for the War at the End of Time breeds peculiar veterans indeed, and the mysterious Henry Bone may be much more than he appears. This tale is both a military science-fiction masterpiece and a contemporary SF classic.
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"One of my favourite stories ever, if not my absolute favourite. I read this one every year. Daniel is the most literary SF author around. It's a shame there aren't more writers like him working in the genre." — Peter (5 out of 5 stars)
"One of my favourite stories ever, if not my absolute favourite. I read this one every year. Daniel is the most literary SF author around. It's a shame there aren't more writers like him working in the genre."
" Stunning. Visionary. First short story in Gardner Dozois' Best of the Best Sci Fi collection I really wanted to call out and find more by this author. "
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