The Amphora Project
An enemy has come out of its deep dimensional cave. Infinitely older than humanity, it has crossed the barriers of our universe, and moves invisibly among us. It has never enjoyed a sunrise, never tasted love. It is a predator beyond our grasp…
WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING
“… more new things to marvel over per chapter than whole volumes might contain... a ripping yarn full of colorful incident and packed with intriguing characters (in both senses of the word). Would make a terrific movie.”
“Science fiction with a humorous bent… frothy, sassy entertainment.”
“An entertaining trip through an of exotic future full of weird tech and plenty of heroics in the company of bizarre creatures.”
“A rollicking old-school space opera, complete with sensitive robots, wily space aliens and secretive societies in turmoil. In a lab hidden inside the notorious Junk Moon, scientists in the Amphora Project strive to find the key to immortality from encoded data left behind long ago by the mysterious Ancient Aliens. Landsmann, the project’s chief scientist, tells Amphora’s backers they must stop the research or risk bringing about the end of the world, but his warnings are ignored. Jockey Oldcastle, space pirate and rogue, teams up with mild-mannered biologist Adrian Link, to uncover the truth about Amphora, as people around the project start dying, their bodies transformed to crystal. The story twists along it breakneck pace through a future of absurd decadence and immense possibility. Along the way, Kotzwinkle fans will find sharply resonant moments as well as pointed humor and insight into human nature at its worst and best.”