The Wheelbarrow and The Tamboura
(2016)(The first book in the Moons of Becca series)
A novel by Phillip C Jennings
The Wheelbarrow and The Tamboura is a Seedworlds novel, set well after UNETAO's seedship program has gone defunct. Seedship Yahya began his work among the water moons of gas giant Becca several thousand years ago but was obliged to shut down long before his job was done. Earth is venerated by several types of hominins, adapted for different environments and divided by different approaches to sex and reproduction.
Kabir Merrylock and his friends are native to Moon Ten, where the pacifist culture is shaped by an extreme climate. The death of the local nart agent precipitates a series of changes that involve Moon Ten in the genocidal tragedies of two other moons, revive Seedship Yahya, and open doors to addictive virtualities where the laws of physics are flouted for the sake of justice and good gaming.
Genre: Science Fiction
Kabir Merrylock and his friends are native to Moon Ten, where the pacifist culture is shaped by an extreme climate. The death of the local nart agent precipitates a series of changes that involve Moon Ten in the genocidal tragedies of two other moons, revive Seedship Yahya, and open doors to addictive virtualities where the laws of physics are flouted for the sake of justice and good gaming.
Genre: Science Fiction
Used availability for Phillip C Jennings's The Wheelbarrow and The Tamboura