Helix

by Eric Brown

Overview

With a brand new introduction by Stephen Baxter, this reissue of Eric Brown's famous Helix is to commemorate the life and work of a preeminent British SF author.

Helix is a fast-paced action adventure novel following the plight of four humans when they crashland on what they think is a desolate, ice-bound planet. Daylight brings the discovery that the planet is one of thousands arranged in a vast spiral wound about a central sun. They set off to discover a more habitable, Earth-like world and come across strange races of aliens, and life-threatening perils, on their way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781837861217
Publisher:	Solaris
Publication date:	10/10/2023
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	480
Sales rank:	1,050,852
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.60(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Eric Brown began writing when he was fifteen and sold his first short story to Interzone in 1986. He has won the British Science Fiction Award twice for his short stories, and his novel Helix Wars was shortlisted for the 2012 Philip K. Dick award. He has published over fifty books, and his latest include the crime novel Murder at the Loch, and the SF novel Jani and the Great Pursuit. He has also written a dozen books for children and over a hundred and thirty short stories. He writes a monthly science fiction review column for the Guardian newspaper and lives in Cockburnspath, Scotland.

Editorial Reviews

Brown is at the height of his powers." - Stephen Baxter

From the Publisher