From the publisher: “When archaeologist Ursula Morrow accidentally infects herself with an alien parasite, she fears she may have jeopardised her career. However, her concerns become irrelevant when Earth is destroyed, billions die, and suddenly no one needs archaeologists anymore…
Two years later, she’s plucked from a refugee camp on a backwater world and tasked with retrieving the artifact that infected her, as it just might hold the key to humanity’s survival. With time running short, and the planet housing the weapon now situated in hostile territory, she realises she’s going to have to commit an act of desperate piracy if she’s going to achieve her objective before the enemy’s final onslaught.
A thrilling, page-turning journey into deep space where the fights are brutal, the relationships are complicated and the world ended years ago.”
Let’s be honest – Future’s Edge is not one of those cutting-edge-type of SF books. It is space opera, so much so that there are moments that seem rather Star Wars-like. But the situation’s interesting, the characterisation generally good.
There’s the odd bit of overworking, perhaps one or two hyperactive hyperboles too many and moments where a logical plot is superseded by sentiment. But it is also – and perhaps most of all – entertaining.
Sometimes you don’t need to read a book that involves intense scrutiny – instead you just want a story where you can root for the characters, enjoy the action and get to a satisfactory ending. This is one of those, that involves AI, aliens, strange technology and unusual space ships. Great fun, and an engrossing page-turner.
© 2025 Mark Yon
Paperback | Titan Books
FUTURE’S EDGE by Gareth L. Powell
February 2025 | 320 pages
ISBN: 978 180 3368 634
Review copy courtesy of the publisher, Titan Books
