The History of the World

<p>Corbyn a sentient ramship is in a race against time. He must slow from near lightspeed in order to fulfil a promise: to return his precious human cargo PurLeeDah to her homeworld - a process that requires thousands of years...</p><p> </p><p>Little does Corbyn realise that below him on PurLeeDah's homeworld - as civilisation collapses and then starts to build again - his regular orbital passage has been noted and he has come to be worshipped as a god.</p><p> </p><p>Scientist Simon Morden delivers a stunning tale of hard SF meeting socio-political development head-on; a follow-up to his critically acclaimed novella <em>At the Speed of Light</em>.</p>