Overview
Perfectly aligned for readers of Iain M. Banks's The Culture series and Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas", The Sixth Nik is a galaxy spanning adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angel Down and Whalefall. Deep into space, far past the triworld outposts, beyond range of the lethal trollbot internet, soars The Sickness: a ship woven from biomatter and capable of reacting to every need of its human crew. Sisilla, a nine-year-old cultist with a brain enhanced by arcane tech known as "niks," has boarded to investigate the enigma of F m--a plague-riddled planet that has abruptly gone rogue. The mysterious crew includes a faceless assassin, a beautiful engineer jigsawed by plastic surgery, a peyote-addicted medic, and--most lethal of all--a rugged, NonModded captain with a score to settle with Sisilla. Other dangers abound. A hacked robot begins to believe Sisilla is its daughter. The Sickness itself is mutating, possibly even pregnant. And the secret of F m is more horrific than anyone could have imagined. To survive, Sisilla will need to forsake her predetermined fate and embrace the unknown.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781668079478
- ISBN-10: 166807947X
- Publisher: S&s/Saga Press
- Publish Date: June 2026
- Dimensions: 9.25 x 6.29 x 1.27 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.38 pounds
- Page Count: 464
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