Cowboy Angels

Hardcover | 1 November 2007

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"The first Turing gate, no bigger than a fleck of dust, is forced open in 1963, at the high-energy physics laboratory in Brookhaven; three years later, the first man to enter an alternate history is sent through a much larger version, and an empire is born." "For fifteen years, the version of America that calls itself the Real has used Turing gates to infiltrate a wide variety of alternate Americas, rebuilding those wrecked by nuclear war, and fomenting revolutions to free others from Communist or Fascist rule, establishing a Pan-American Alliance. Then a nation exhausted by endless strife elects Jimmy Carter on a reconstruction and reconciliation ticket, and the Real begins to wage peace instead of war." "But some people believe that it is the Real's manifest destiny to impose its idea of truth, justice and the American way in every known alternate history, and they're prepared to do anything to reverse Carter's peacenik doctrine. Adam Stone, one of the CIG's covert field agents, or Cowboy Angels, volunteers for reactivation after an old friend begins a killing spree across alternate histories. His mission uncovers a startling secret about the operation of the Turing gates, and leads him into the heart of an audacious conspiracy to change the history of every America in the multiverse - including our own."--BOOK JACKET.

Industry Reviews

"A thriller that manages to combine high concept SF with cracking pace. More twists, turns and surprises than you could possibly hope for." -- Steve Robinson DEATHRAY 2007 PREVIEW "If you like to think as you read, you're going to love this book. I've always said that SF and the spy thriller are very much close bedfellows and "Cowboy Angels" is proving this. If you like to see both genres together, this book is a good place to start. " -- Geoff Willmetts SF CROWSNEST "Hard-hitting and brutal, the novel is a gripping, page- turning thriller that is also a timely reminder of the dangers of imperialism." -- Eric Brown THE GUARDIAN "A brainy, inventive, gung-ho techno thriller. Paul McAuley is an excellent writer, though his liberal outrage at what he sees as American imperialism is a bit predictable. I preferred his inventive Fairyland, just reissued in paperback in the Gollancz Future Classics series, but this one is highly recommended." -- Andrew McKie THE TELEGRAPH "A spy-fi yarn that feels like Ian Fleming writing a 'Sliders' episode. Will give readers a visceral Boy's Own kick." -- Dave Bradley SFX "McAuley provokes spycraft convincingly and proceedings eventually become extremely complex. A very professionally crafted adventure." -- Gary Dalkin DEATHRAY "Cowboy Angels is nothing if not compelling. A relatively gung-ho thriller." -- Jon Jordan EDGE "Breakneck pacing and narrative fluency - he juggles plot twists here to a quite awe-inspiring extent." -- Roz Kaveney TIME OUT

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