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Название книги: Iron Sunrise
Автор(ы): Charles Stross
Жанр: Научная Фантастика
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Iron Sunriseby Charles Stross
For Olivia and Howard
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
edboThanks due to: Emmett O’Brien, Caitlin Blasdell, Andrew Wilson, Simon Bisson, Cory Doctorow, Ken McLeod, and James Nicoll. In particular I’d like to single out Emmett, for going far beyond where any reader might be expected to; Caitlin, my agent, for asking the questions that needed asking; and Geoff Miller, for an inspiring quote.
PROLOGUE: WEDNESDAY CHILD
IMPACT: T plus 1392 days. 18 hours, 09 minutes
Wednesday ran through the darkened corridors of the station, her heart pounding. Behind her, unseen yet sensed as a constant menacing presence, ran her relentless pursuer — a dog. The killhound wasn’t supposed to be here: neither was she. Old Newfoundland Four was in the process of final evacuation, the last ship supposed to have undocked from bay green fourteen minutes ago — an icon tattooed on the inside of her left eye showed her this, time counting negative — heading out for the nearest flat space-time for the jump to safety. The l