Expert System's Brother – serie

It's been ten years since Handry was wrenched away from his family and friends, forced to wander a world he no longer understood. But with the help of the Ancients, he has cobbled together a life, of sorts, for himself and his fellow outcasts.Wandering from village to village, welcoming the folk that the townships abandon, fighting the monsters the villagers cannot - or dare not - his ever-growing band of misfits has become the stuff of legend, a story told by parents to keep unruly children in line.But there is something new and dangerous in the world, and the beasts of the land are acting against their nature, destroying the towns they once left in peace.And for the first time in memory, the Ancients have no wisdom to offer...

Award-winning master of science fiction Adrian Tchaikovsky brings readers a mind-expanding adventure in The Expert System’s Brother.After an unfortunate accident, Handry is excommunicated from his village. He's forced to wander a world he doesn’t understand, searching for meaning. But can an unlikely saviour provide the answers to the questions he barely comprehends?Hendry soon finds himself traveling outlying settlements, guided by the Ancestors - who first settled the world from a distant planet. And as Hendry gathers an entourage of outcasts, he battles monsters and may even become a legend himself.This wanderer also discovers that the life he thought he knew is far stranger than he could even possibly imagine.Praise for Adrian Tchaikovsky‘Adrian Tchaikovsky is fast becoming the voice of his generation’ – Stephen Baxter, author of Proxima‘Tchaikovsky is the break-out star of contemporary British SF’ – The Guardian‘Tchaikovsky’s world-building is some of the best in modern sci-fi’ – New Scientist