The Quiet War

Name: The Quiet War
Author: Paul McAuley

by Paul McAuley

Outer system colonists face political invasion from wealthy inner planets over resources and sovereignty

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Paul McAuley

Paul McAuley is a British science fiction author and botanist known for his rigorous hard SF and his detailed biological extrapolation. Fairyland won the Arthur C. Clarke and John W. Campbell Memorial Awards. His Quiet War series depicts a far-future colonization of the outer solar system with meticulous scientific accuracy.

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