AppleseedThe Klavier Station has been silently ambling through the empty sectors of the galaxy for longer than anyone can remember. If it hides a mystery it is well concealed. Nathaniel Freer a trader en route with a cargo of dedicated nano robots knows that he has been manoeuvred into stopping for repairs on Klavier having survived what was made to look like a botched attempt at piracy. And once there he gradually begins to understand why. For his cargo is

culminating in a magical and redemptive finale

and discovery unfold in a voice that feels close and conversational

she couldn't stick out more if she tried

and now there is more at stake than they ever could have imagined

'If you're even slightly thinking about getting this book to read

Plant-powered energy

which is soon to be a live-action Netflix series

Sabinay Nibedan

including Asia Iconic awards

Throw in a scandal involving an unscrupulous local politician and an anti-computer uprising at the town library and life in Pickax is anything but peaceful

Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky

the seventh and final mystery in the popular Fran Varady series by Ann Granger