Better Angels

A novel of unparalleled brilliance from the author leading the way into the new millennium..."One of the very best of the new science fiction writers."(Kim Stanley Robinson)

With his astonishing future vision, Howard V. Hendrix has emerged as one of the new masters of science fiction, drawing extraordinary praise for his debut novelLightpaths, "a taut...space-age slice of life" ( Publishers Weekly) and its "brilliant" (Locus) follow-up, Standing Wave. Now he meshes virtual reality, deep-space exploration, and human nature in a novel starkly breathtaking in its portrayal of the quest for meaning against a backdrop of scientific and spiritual chaos...

Spanning the first, turbulent decades of the twenty-first century, Better Angelsrevolves around the mystery of an ancient, alien artifact resembling an angel's shoulder blade, and the transcendent effect it has on five people, whose lives and relationships lead to--and are forever altered by--its discovery...

Praise for the novels of Howard V. Hendrix:

"Mindbending...If Robert A. Heinlein had grown up reading William Gibson...Lightpaths is the novel he'd have written."--Robert J. Sawyer

" Standing Wave is worthy of the best writers in the field--a brilliant blend of scientific ideas with a complex vision of the future."-- Locus

"Packed with ideas...in the best tradition of thoughtful science fiction."-- Denver Post

* Thematically, Hendrix can be compared to Arthur C. Clarke, while his contemporary sensibility likens him to Kim Stanley Robinson

A very nice copy. Price markings/sticker.