Great North Road [Paperback] [Pan MacMillan]

Great North Road is a standalone adventure from science fiction star Peter F. Hamilton, the author of The Nights Dawn trilogy.

In Newcastle, AD 2142, Detective Sidney Hurst attends a brutal murder scene. The victim is one of the wealthy North familys clones, but the most disturbing aspect is how he died. Twenty years ago, a North clone billionaire and his household were slaughtered in the exact same manner, on the tropical planet of St Libra. So was Angela Tramelo wrongly convicted back then? Shed never wavered under interrogation - claiming she alone survived an alien attack.

With St Libran bio-fuel now powering Earths economy, investigating this alien threat becomes top priority. A vast expedition is mounted via the planets Newcastle gateway - including Angela Tramelo, grudgingly released from prison. But the expedition is cut off, deep within St Libras rainforests. Then the bloodshed begins.