The Recollection

In modern-day London, failed artist Ed Rico is secretly in love with his brother's wife, Alice. When his brother disappears on a London Underground escalator, Ed and Alice have to put aside their personal feelings in order to find him. Their quest reveals to them terrifying glimpses of alien worlds and the far future.Meanwhile, 400 years in the future, Katherine Abdulov must travel to a remote planet in order to regain the trust of her influential family. The only person standing in her way is her former lover, Victor Luciano, the ruthless employee of a rival trading firm.And in the unforgiving depths of space, an ancient evil stirs...Gareth L. Powellrs"s epic new science-fiction novel reveals a story of galaxy-spanning scope by a writer of astounding vision.

Gareth L. Powell was born in Bristol, England. He is the author of the recent SF novel Silversands, and the critically acclaimed short story collection, The Last Reef. His work has been published in magazines all over the world and featured in a number of recent anthologies, including Shine (Solaris, 2010).  In 2007, his short story ‘Ack-Ack Macaque’ won the Interzone Readers' Poll for best short story of the year. Gareth lives in the English West Country with his wife and two daughters, and can be found online at: www.garethlpowell.com

"Gareth Powell is going to be a major voice in... SF"
- Paul Cornell

"Utterly Impossible to put down."
- Colin Harvey, author of Winter Song