Nimrod Hunt Author:Charles Sheffield The story takes place hundreds of years in the future, with humanity having extensively colonized surrounding space, including beyond the solar system. Humans have encountered three extraterrestrial races, which although all bizarrely different in physiology and psychology coexist peacefully. In order to defend from unknown threats beyond known ... more »space, a security company creates highly advanced robotic soldiers to patrol the border. Unfortunately these go haywire and become the single greatest threat. A series of four-member teams, with a representative from each species, is dispatched to deal with the problem. The action of the story follows one such team.
The novel is acclaimed by fans for being very inventive and having significant depth of character, and an extensively well developed fictional world.« less
Science Fiction - Filled with the most intriguing combination of humans, aliens, bio-constructs, and mechanical intelligences in the history of Science Fiction.