![]() But one kingdom-with the aid of the war''s last survivor, a cybernetic avatar that awakens to reinvent itself as a man named Merlin Athrawes-risks committing the ultimate heresy. Centuries later, cultural stagnation on this feudal but thriving planet is enforced by the all-powerful Church of God Awaiting. ![]() The colony''s founders psychologically program the colonists to prevent the re-emergence of scientific inquiry, higher mathematics or advanced technology, which the Gbaba would detect and destroy. ![]() ![]() The survivors of the human race retreat to the planet Safehold, where they sacrifice basic human rights-and an accurate memory of the Gbaba-for the preservation of the species. ![]() This looks like the start of the biggest thing in science fiction since Isaac Asimov''s Foundation series." - Dave Duncan "Strongly recommended." - "Marvelously entertaining.Very good news for our reading future!" - Vernor Vinge "Weber has done it once again." - Starlog "Weber launches an epic series with this gripping far-future saga, which springboards off the near-destruction of humanity in a massive war with the Gbaba. " Off Armageddon Reef shows David Weber at the top of his game." - David Drake "Vast, complex, intricate, subtle, and unlaydownable. ![]()
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