Greggson Deirdra can't remember how her life ended. But she knows that once she tried to save the Earth. And now she has been brought back . . .
In Greggson Deirdra's time, humanity understood that the formation of the Solar System had been shaped by mysterious beings known as the World Engineers. They also knew that one day Earth would again face another planet-shaping collision in the future. Determined to avert the catastrophe, Deirdra had assembled a small crew of explorers, out-of-time romantics, and one grumpy robot. But she and her companions vanished in unexplained circumstances, and the collision could not be stopped . . .
Now an even greater existential crisis threatens what remains of humanity. And Deirdra is called back - or a version of her. Reconstituted by ancient AIs from every known scrap of information that could be found about her, Deirdra awakens to find herself once more faced with the impossible. This time, the threat is not to a single world, but to the entire Galaxy . . .
High-concept and compelling, this brand-new hard science fiction novel in the World Engines series by Stephen Baxter is perfect for readers of Adrian Tchaikovsky and Arkady Martine.
Praise for World Engines: Destroyer
'Space opera on a vast scale . . . compulsively readable' - The Guardian
'A page turner that not only fascinates on an intellectual level, but on a science fiction thriller level too' - SciFiNow
'Hard SF science smarts . . . yet is great fun too' - SFX