Synopsis
<b>Braxton Thorpe has discovered a threat to the entire Solar System, but he has a problem: he's dead.</b><br> <br> "<i>There's interstellar travel, wormholes, aliens, and the threat of inter-planetary war, which, together with Braxton's personal and wider quest, adds up to one hell of an adventure. Not bad for a dead man!</i>" —<b> </b>Sebastian J. Brook, Editor of <i>Doctor Who Online</i><b> </b><br><br><br>Frozen at death, Thorpe awakens to find himself uploaded into an electronic matrix. Exploring beyond the matrix and the larger GlobalNet, he discovers the Oort, a distributed electronic entity older than humanity, with an unnerving secret: aliens wiped out nearly all life on Earth once, and are coming back to do it again.<br><br>The mathematical entity that is Thorpe has to find a way to convince humans of the threat, and in time to do something about it. But how, and what?<br><br>If you've read Niven's <i>A World Out of Time</i> or Taylor's <i>We Are Legion,</i> the opening of <i>Icicle</i> will only "seem" familiar. Buckle up for a wild ride—you ain't seen nothin' yet!<br><br>Audiobook performed by Trenton Bennett — featuring his acclaimed character voice work — with full sound effects, original music, and an illustrated PDF companion with images, diagrams, glossary, and supplemental material.
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