SIEGE OF STARS: Book One of THE SIGIL TRILOGY by Henry Gee (from ReAnimus Press)

[andrewburt]

From Nature Editor Henry Gee comes a story of breathtaking scope and beloved characters. Spanning millions of years and the breadth of the universe, The Sigil Trilogy is an epic tale that explores the nature of humanity, belief, and love.

ReAnimus Press Store: http://ReAnimus.com/store?item=1230
Amazon: http://Amazon.com/dp/B0093O81NM

(Note! FREE download of Volume 1 Easter weekend 2013 in the ReAnimus Press store!)

The Universe is dying from within. No one knows how to save it, so the Elders give a young Drover a last ditch chance to stop the rot. If only she knew where to begin.

Unaware of the threat to the universe, Ruxhana Fengen Kraa, Admiral of the 17th Rigel Fleet, is about to be cashiered for a stupendous tactical error. But Special Ops has an important and most bizarre job for him.

Eons away in time, Jack Corstophine is an archaeologist on Earth with an intuition about the land that he can't put into words—until the beautiful and brilliant Jadis Markham comes into his life. Together, they discover that the landscape of Europe is far from natural. The Earth bears the scars of an ancient civilization that goes back millions of years — and has terrible implications for the future of mankind.

The Sigil Trilogy traces the lives of compelling characters — people... entities... and... species... — through time and space. It's magnificent in background, beautifully written, and with the most memorable characters. The Sigil Trilogy is spellbinding, funny, thoughtful, and touching all at the same time. Complete with complex mysteries, massive battles, romance, hot aliens, steampunk cities, good scotch, armageddon, it's all here — you won't be able to put it down.

Siege of Stars is the first volume of The Sigil Trilogy, Henry Gee's incredible opus.

The second and third volumes, SCOURGE OF STARS and RAGE OF STARS, are completed and now released.


Praise for THE SIGIL TRILOGY:

"Great stuff. Touches of Douglas Adams, Barrington Bayley, David Britton and Steve Ayelet only emphasise the splendid originality of this book. Henry Gee is thoughtful, funny, original. And pretty thoroughly mind-expanding in the tradition of Wells, David Lindsay, Stapledon and Clarke. In fact everything you yearn to find in a very good contemporary SF novel. Really enjoyed it!"
—SFWA Grandmaster Michael Moorcock

See lots more rave reviews (including from Greg Bear, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Nancy Kress) at www.ReAnimus.com/sigil .

Dr. Henry Gee is senior editor at the reknowned science journal Nature and editor of the award-winning Nature Futures science fiction short story series. He has written over a dozen books, including The Science of Middle Earth and A Field Guide to Dinosaurs.

[andrewburt]

Just a followup that SIEGE OF STARS is now available in a print edition as well, for those who like to hold books in their hand. It's at:

Print edition via Amazon's print on demand system

And it continues to get awesome reviews, so do have a look.

This is one of my personal favorite books, up there on my list with the likes of Foundation, Dune, Stranger in a Strange Land, etc.

[andrewburt]

Special 99 cent deal on SIEGE OF STARS for Talk Like A Pirate Day!

ARRRRR! Ahoy, Mateys, it's that day! In commemoration of Talk Like A Pirate Day, and seeing as how one of the main characters in Henry Gee's SCOURGE OF STARS: Book 2 of THE SIGIL TRILOGY starts on his journey captured by pirates you can plunder an ebook copy of the -first- book in the series for 99 cents in the ReAnimus Press store! (That's SIEGE OF STARS, Book -1- of THE SIGIL TRILOGY.) Use coupon code "arrr99" (that's 3 r's, arrr!) for the next 24 hours t' get yer booty on http://ReAnimus.com/sigil .

If you take a real, genuine shine to Book 1 and tell all yer mateys on Facebook to snatch it from the link above, then as an extra bit of booty, send me the proof of the deed and I'll send you a treasure map to Book 2. (You can tip yer mateys off to the deal too if ye want, seein' as I couldn't stop ye.)

Speakin o' the devil, Nancy Kress has come on board with some mighty kind words too: "Fast-moving," says she, "insanely inventive science fiction in the grand manner -- seldom has the fate of the galaxy been handled on such a large scale. Gee draws on archeology, geology, physics, and biology to create a rich tapestry with surprises woven into every thread."

Them's buried treasure for sure, so smartly now, lads and lasses, as the
offer walks the plank in 24 hours.

[andrewburt]

Add Kim Stanley Robinson (of Red Mars fame) and Nancy Kress (Beggars in Spain) to those who love the book. KSR writes, "Awesome stuff, and a true pleasure to read page by page," and Nancy Kress says, "Fast-moving, insanely inventive science fiction in the grand manner." I know I'm biased as the publisher, but that's why I published it -- I think this The Sigil is a really extraordinary work. (And no, I don't say that about everything I publish. I think this is really that good.)

[andrewburt]

Greg Bear has added his praise, "Henry Gee stakes his claim to excellence with these startling, beautifully written tales of cosmic adventure. Brisk, funny, triumphant--and utterly compelling."

THE SIGIL was nominated for the British Science Fiction Association's Award for best novel, and a little birdie tells me it has been nominated for the Nebula Award as well.

Brenda Cooper posted a good review of it as well, recommending it, at: http://www.brenda-cooper.com/2013/01...-by-henry-gee/

[andrewburt]

Special for Easter Weekend -- FREE download of volume 1, SIEGE OF STARS -- at

http://reanimus.com/sigil

Don't know whether to buy all of the Sigil Trilogy at once? Try it out with 1st vol. free this weekend only!

[andrewburt]

Ebooks of Henry Gee's amazing SIGIL TRILOGY are on sale for the Solstice! Book one is FREE (Books 2-3 are half off at $4.99, and the omnibus vol1-3 edition is $9.99) http://ReAnimus.com/sigil --Greg Bear, Michael Moorcock, Nancy Kress, Kim Stanley Robinson and tons of others love it--you will too! (This is through Jan 1st, just for the solstice--read the book and you'll understand why!) [Also available in paperback for great stocking stuffers!]