Supernova, paperback/c. a. higgins

Description C.

Higginss acclaimed novel Lightless fused suspenseful storytelling, high-caliber scientific speculation, and richly developed characters into a stunning science fiction epic.

Now the dazzling Supernova heightens the thrills and deepens the haunting exploration of technology and humanity--and the consequences that await when the two intersect.

Once Ananke was an experimental military spacecraft.

But a rogue computer virus transformed it-- her --into something much more: a fully sentient artificial intelligence, with all the power of a god--and all the unstable emotions of a teenager.

Althea, the ships engineer and the last living human aboard, nearly gave her life to save Ananke from dangerous saboteurs, forging a bond as powerful as that between mother and daughter.

Now she devotes herself completely to Anankes care.

But teaching a thinking, feeling machine--perhaps the most dangerous force in the galaxy--to be human proves a monumental challenge.

When Ananke decides to seek out Matthew Gale, the terrorist she regards as her father, Althea learns that some bonds are stronger than mortal minds can understand--or control.

Drawn back toward Earth by the quest, Althea and Ananke will find themselves in the thick of a violent revolution led by Matthews sister, the charismatic leader Constance, who will stop at nothing to bring down a tyrannical surveillance state.

As the currents of past decisions and present desires come into stark collision, a new and fiery future is about to be born.

Praise for Supernova An enjoyable, hard science fiction adventure.

-- Cinelinx Higgins succeeds in expanding her universe and leaving the reader hungry to learn how her debut trilogy will end.

--New York Daily News Riveting and thought-provoking.

--Publishers Weekly Praise for C.

Higginss Lightless Gripping .

sci-fi with a hint of thriller.

--New York Daily News A] measured, lovely science-fiction debut that is] more psychological thriller .

contained, disciplined, tense .

The plot is compulsive.

Lightless is the first of a planned series, and you cant help looking forward to learning whats next.

-- The New York Times The stakes in this story are high--life and death, rebellion and betrayal.

Higgins continually ratchets up the tension.

This is a debut not to be missed.

-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A taut, suspenseful read.

--Tech Times Absolutely brilliant .

science fiction as it is meant to be done.

-- New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire About the Author C.

Higgins is the author of Lightless .

She was a runner-up in the 2013 Dell Magazines Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing and has a B.

in physics from Cornell University.

She lives in Montclair, New Jersey.