
Railhead
Philip Reeve
In a world of drones and androids Zen Starling is a human thief, but mostly he just likes to ride the Interstellar Express, the sentient trains that travel through the K gates from planet to planet, something only the Guardians understand--but now the mysterious Raven wants him to steal the Pyxis, an object that could either open up a new gate, challenging the Guardians, or put the entire gate system, and the universe itself in danger.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Switch Press
- Year
- 2015
- ISBN-13
- 9780192742759
- Genre
- Science FictionYoung Adult
- Topics
- Interstellar travelHeistArtificial intelligence
Awards
- Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and FantasyShortlisted(2016)
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