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Saturn's Race

By Larry Niven & Steven Barnes
Saturn's Race by Larry Niven & Steven Barnes digital book - Fable

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The bestselling coauthors of Beowulf’s Children “have produced another compulsively readable, immensely enjoyable near-future yarn” (Publishers Weekly).

The future is a strange and dangerous place. Chaz Kato can testify to that. He is a citizen of Xanudu, a city-sized artificial island populated by some of the wealthiest men and women on future Earth. A place filled with hidden wonders and dark secrets of technology gone awry. Lenore Myles is a student when she travels to Xanadu and becomes involved with Chaz Kato. She is shocked when she uses Kato’s access codes to uncover the grizzly truth behind Xandu’s glittering facade.

Not knowing who to trust, Lenore finds herself on the run. Saturn, a mysterious entity, moves aggressively to break the security breach. With the interests of the world’s wealthiest people at stake and powerful technology at Saturn’s fingertips, Lenore is in a race for her life, against a truly formidable foe.

“A fast-paced cloak-and-dagger action adventure, this novel effortlessly moves from the depths of the ocean to the heights of VR to create a dazzling, seamless whole.” —Publishers Weekly

“Power struggles in a near-future world of privileged floating islands, desperate third-world billions, ninjas, intelligent dolphins, and sharks with arms and computer brains . . . Inventive and wide-ranging.” —Kirkus Reviews

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“The cover is wonderful. Sharks with arms? Incredible. Buy a copy, frame it, display it with pride. Don't read the book. It's terrible. Lemme field some FAQs: Q: Does this science fiction story named Saturn's Race take place on Saturn? A: Don't be absurd. It takes place on Earth. Q: Is the planet Saturn mentioned at all? A: No. Q: Where are the arm sharks? A: Arm sharks ("Squarks") can be found beneath the floating city of Xanadu. They can also be found on pages 109-116, 156-163, 277, 280-281, 284-285, 289-291, 300-301, 314, 319-320, 352-354, 359, 361-363, 366-369, & 373-375. Though in a lot of those, they're only mentioned in a single sentence. Q: Are they intelligent? A: Yes. Q: Are they important to the plot? A: Only tangentially. Q: Do they trade fish for pylons? A: Yes.”

About Larry Niven

LARRY NIVEN is the award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces, and fantasy novels including the Magic Goes Away series. He has received the Nebula Award, five Hugos, four Locus Awards, two Ditmars, the Prometheus, and the Robert A. Heinlein Award, among other honors. He lives in Chatsworth, California.

STEVEN BARNES' first published collaboration with Larry Niven, The Locusts, was nominated for the 1980 Hugo award. He has also written several episodes for The Outer Limits, Baywatch, and other television shows.

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