A Maxim Jakubowski selected title.
Peter Caswell is a killer without a conscience as after every mission his mind is wiped and his guilt is expunged. When he is ordered into space at short notice and against protocol to investigate a missing spaceship that disappeared ages ago, all the safeties he had in his system are thrown by the side as he has to embark on a killing spree that will lead him to another, Earth-like, planet which sits at the other end of a wormhole. Here, in a medieval world centuries behind Earth’s technology he has to track down and kill a fugitive who could change the fate of not just the two planets but the whole universe. Saddled with an involuntary companion, Melni, a spy for one of the other world’s warring factions, he slowly begins to unravel a truth many would rather be kept silent. Non-stop action powers the plot along like a runaway train. ~ Maxim Jakubowski
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Published in rapid succession, Jason M. Hough's first three novels, The Darwin Elevator, The Exodus Towers, and The Plague Forge, earned mountains of praise and comparisons to such authors as James S. A. Corey and John Scalzi. Now Hough returns with a riveting near-future spy thriller that combines the adrenaline of a high-octane James Bond adventure with mind-blowing sci-fi speculations worthy of Christopher Nolan's Inception.
Technologically enhanced superspy Peter Caswell has been dispatched on a top-secret assignment unlike any he's ever faced. A spaceship that vanished years ago has been found, along with the bodies of its murdered crew-save one. Peter's mission is to find the missing crew member, who fled through what appears to be a tear in the fabric of space. Beyond this mysterious doorway lies an even more confounding reality: a world that seems to be Earth's twin.
Peter discovers that this mirrored world is indeed different from his home, and far more dangerous. Cut off from all support, and with only days to complete his operation, Peter must track his quarry alone on an alien world. But he's unprepared for what awaits on the planet's surface, where his skills will be put to the ultimate test-and everything he knows about the universe will be challenged in ways he never could have imagined.
Includes the complete bonus novella The Dire Earth, a prequel to the bestselling sci-fi adventure The Darwin Elevator.
Praise for Zero World
"This is sci-fi writing at its best. I couldn't put the book down."-Felicia Day, author of You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)
"An enjoyable read . . . Expect minor whiplash from the frenetic pace."-Entertainment Weekly
"[A] science fiction [novel that] smashes The Bourne Identity together with The End of Eternity to create a thrilling action rampage that confirms Hough as an important new voice in genre fiction."-Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"No one has created a multiverse like Jason Hough does in Zero World. Imagine Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind meets James Bond."-New York Journal of Books
"A fast-paced cinematic novel full of action . . . Story, character, world building, action-all points are firing on all cylinders here."-Bookreporter
"Hough has combined all the ingredients of a first-rate sci-fi thriller."-Kirkus Reviews
"One hell of an entertaining read. Hough continues to deliver white-knuckle books anchored by unusual and fascinating characters. Zero World is a giant cup of pure badassery that secures his place among the finest sci-fi action writers today."-Kevin Hearne, New York Times bestselling author of the Iron Druid Chronicles
"A high-octane blend of science fiction and mystery, Zero World is a thrill ride that shoots you out of a cannon and doesn't let up until the very last page."-Wesley Chu, author of Time Salvager
"Warning: Do not pick up this book if there is anything else you need to do."-Brian Staveley, author of the Emperor's Blades series
"I just finished Zero World and there's only one thing I need to know: How long must I wait for the sequel!?"-Raymond Benson, former James Bond novelist and author of the Black Stiletto series
Zero World features in the following genres: Science Fiction, Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
Zero World is available in Paperback, Ebook
Zero World was written by Jason M. Hough and published by Del Rey an imprint of Random House Worlds
Zero World has 560 pages
