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'In the aftermath of a mysterious galactic catastrophe, a messiah intent on reuniting the warring factions of humanity under the banner of a false religion comes at last to the birthplace of civilization: the ancient and mysterious world of Earth. Long abandoned by its children, Earth is old and scarred but far from spent. Home for one million years to minds more powerful than any remaining in existence, it will be the setting of a battle deciding the future of the galaxy, and humanity itself.
On Earth, a false prophet comes face to face with his greatest adversary yet: a man who thinks he's god, and might very well be right.
Set in the same universe as Astropolis, William's space opera series which began with Saturn Returns, Cenotaxis paints a complex and beautiful picture of the future, and of the people who will decide its fate.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Dedication: For Lou & Chris, the real McCoys
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Epigraph:
'A finger writing on the wall,
While girls sang as the angels sing-
A drunken boaster in the hall,
The fool that used to be a king.'
(Henry Lawson, 'When I Was King')
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] Cenotaxis [and] Earth Ascendant
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 42 2009; (p. 138-139)
— Review of Cenotaxis 2007 single work novella ; Earth Ascendant 2008 single work novel -
[Review] Cenotaxis
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , no. 42 2009; (p. 94)
— Review of Cenotaxis 2007 single work novella -
Sean Williams in Conversation with Satima Flavell
Satima Flavell
(interviewer),
2008
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Specusphere , May no. 2 2008; -
Out of This World
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier Mail , 14-15 May 2007; (p. 19)
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[Review] Cenotaxis
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , no. 42 2009; (p. 94)
— Review of Cenotaxis 2007 single work novella -
[Review] Cenotaxis [and] Earth Ascendant
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 42 2009; (p. 138-139)
— Review of Cenotaxis 2007 single work novella ; Earth Ascendant 2008 single work novel -
Out of This World
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier Mail , 14-15 May 2007; (p. 19) -
Sean Williams in Conversation with Satima Flavell
Satima Flavell
(interviewer),
2008
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Specusphere , May no. 2 2008;
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