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Humankind is spread across three thousand light years in a myriad of worlds and habitats known as the Human Entelechy. Linked by a network of wormholes with Earth at its center, it is the world Captain RJ Stone awakens to after a twelve-thousand-year cryogenic suspension.
Stone soon finds himself commanding the maiden voyage of the first spacecraft to break the light speed barrier: the FTL Further. In search of extraterrestrial intelligence, the landing party explores a distant pulsar only to be taken prisoner by the bloodthirsty Iron Mass, a religious sect exiled from the Entelechy millennia before. Now Stone and his crew must escape while they try to solve the riddle of the planet’s network of stone towers that may be proof of the intelligence they’ve come to find.
The first in critically acclaimed author Chris Roberson’s scintillating new series, Further: Beyond the Threshold is a fascinating ride to the farthest reaches of the imagination.
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"Fun sci fi where the ideas are more important than action-packed violence or big explosions -- though there is certainly some cool action, don't get me wrong. FURTHER: BEYOND THE THRESHOLD is a very interesting book filled with rich characters, and I hope to read further adventures of the FURTHER."
— D.J. (4 out of 5 stars)
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" This was really, really old-fashioned SF, which at first I found sort of charming, but ultimately just too shallow and disappointing. "
— Gail, 12/17/2013 -
" If this is the first book I am anxious for book two. "
— Cory, 11/15/2013 -
" well done! one of the most entertaining books this year. I hope the Author has more of this in him. I read this at the speed of light, could not put it down. one of the more original sci-Fi stories in some time. "
— Marc, 7/5/2013 -
" Great premise. Imaginative and a fun read. "
— Doug, 6/28/2013 -
" Not good enough to make me pursue another. "
— Marty, 1/31/2013 -
" Great concept! To wake up 12,000 years in the future, the author develops this future with great detail. I look forward to where the author takes the story line in future books. "
— Mark, 1/17/2013 -
" Full review upcoming on Novelnaut.com "
— Shane, 12/11/2012 -
" It starts with dog-men and goes to some pretty silly teenage type shit, but there are some grand ideas about the future of the species and some well-thought out ideas about AI hidden in here. "
— Falbs, 8/25/2012 -
" Read about half of it before I ditched it. Just couldn't get past the chimp doctor. I kept thinking of an old TV show "Lancelot Link" every time I tried to imagine what a talking chimp would look like. If you've never seen the show, look it up, you'll see what I mean. "
— Dennis, 7/9/2012
About Chris Roberson
Chris Roberson is best known for his Eisner nominated ongoing comic book series iZombie, co-created with artist Mike Allred, and multiple Cinderella mini-series set in the world of Bill Willingham’s Fables. He has written more than a dozen novels and numerous short stories, as well as many other comic projects. He has been a finalist for the World Fantasy Award four times, twice for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and has won the Sidewise Award for Best Alternate History in both the Short Form and Novel categories. Chris lives with his wife and daughter in Portland, Oregon.
About Jeff Crawford
Jeff Crawford is an audiobook narrator whose readings include several titles by Diana Palmer, Fern Michaels, and Chris Roberson.