The Warcage is a feat of unprecedented stellar engineering: two hundred worlds harnessed to an artificial sun. Built to travel through space as a monument to peace between alien species, its voracious rulers have turned it into a nightmarish wasteland, capturing new planets for slaves and resources, then discarding the old.

Now, when a verdant agri-world is pulled out of its orbit and a deal goes bad, it is up to the captain of a smuggling ship to journey into the Warcage and rescue his crew.

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About the Author
Michael Cobley was born in the city of Leicester, has lived in Perth (Australia) and Glasgow but now resides in North Ayrshire. His previous works have included the Shadowkings trilogy (a dark and grim fantasy epic), Iron Mosaic (a collection of short stories) and Seeds of Earth, Orphaned Worlds and The Ascendant Stars, comprising the Humanity's Fire trilogy. Ancestral Machines is a stand-alone novel set in the universe of Humanity's Fire.

Reviews
Proper galaxy-spanning space opera

A convincing portrayal of political machinations and the plight of individuals caught up in events beyond their comprehension

A very entertaining read . . . the series as a whole possesses tremendous potential

The sort of thing that space opera readers love. We've got spaceships and a broad history, shown through the viewpoints of multi-person perspectives, linked together in a way that Heinlein would've been proud of



Book Information
ISBN 9780356501772
Author Michael Cobley
Format Hardback
Page Count 464
Imprint Orbit
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 740g
Dimensions(mm) 170mm * 236mm * 41mm