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The End Times of Markusz Zielinski, by Keith Stevenson – a race to the end Novel Title: The End Times of Markusz Zielinski Author: Keith Stevenson Publisher: self-published @ https://www.keithstevenson.com/books/end-times/ In which the Australian writer and publisher turns from the enjoyable space opera of his Lenticular books to harder science fiction, portraying the mad scramble to save a last outpost of life from a collapsing universe. Once again, Stevenson provides a living culture, enough details of the factions and entities to make the world believable without bogging down in details. Indeed, there’s not much room for minutiae, as the story unfolds apace, the conflict driven by a political agenda of greed, ego and self-interest. The titular Markusz, a mathematician who may just be able to save what’s left if given the chance, has the clever foil of a ‘ghost’ of his dead wife as well as a strong supporting cast to contextualise the science clearly enough to allow the reader to follow along. And then there’s the question of the strange haven deep within the planet itself, and the mysterious connection to the force devouring the universe. It’s a blast.
The End Times of Markusz Zielinski promotional video.
Marthe Firmin Clare Perkins Mayor of the planet Garia, Firmin has seen her entire society sidelined by the initiation of the Redout Project and her people’s culture and public spaces knocked down and reshaped by an overwhelming torrent of incomers. She’s angry and resentful, but she’s biding her time. There is a disaster coming and her all-consuming focus is in making sure her people, above all the others languishing on Redout, are safest of all.
Ernes Fontaneau John Noble Patri of one of the oldest Great Paradisan Families, Fontaneau is a dangerous sociopath. Our same casual observer who had such a negative opinion of Markusz Zielinski, would instead by completely drawn in by Fontaneau’s apparent affable and warm demeanour. But our observer would be a fool – and in some degree of danger having let his guard down around this man. According to Sylfe, Fontaneau wouldn’t know a genuine emotion if it bit him. He is cold, calculating and more than a little dead inside. He may convince you a particular course of action is for the greater good, but really everything he does is for the furtherance of himself alone and if you happen to be in the way, well… it’s been nice knowing you.
Markusz Zielinski Tom Hiddleston A casual observer would opine that Markusz thinks a lot of himself. It’s an observation Markusz would agree with while pointing out that such high self-regard is entirely justified as he is not only a proven (and verified) mathematical genius but was instrumental in developing the only known method of saving the universe. The same observer would also note that Markusz loves his wife Helena deeply. Markusz would again agree. She makes him a better person.
Try a hopeful apocalypse for a change. The End Times of Markusz Zielinski out now.
The coeur de lion stall at Conflux 19 in Canberra.
What if you could save the universe? Markusz Zielinski is trying, but what with being sacked, imprisoned, freed, kidnapped and threatened with death, no-one's making it easy for him. Trapped in the middle of a factional struggle for dominance on the last planet, it's up to Markusz to save everyone despite themselves. Only problem is, he may be losing his grip on reality.
A dying universe. The last planet. A brilliant mathmatician. Out now. The End Times of Markusz Zielinski by Keith Stevenson
X6 a novellanthology
Book cover X6
Max Barry appearing on ABC Australia's First Tuesday Book Club looking forward to the X6 anthology and the story 'Wives' by Paul Haines.
The Lenticular Space Opera Series - Two outcasts. One goal. Stop Earth.