“What a glorious romp. Murder, sentient space stations, and banter. It had everything I wanted.”
—Mary Robinette Kowal, Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of The Calculating Stars
“Lafferty’s characters stomp off the page, kicking ass and taking names as they do. If Jessica Fletcher ended up on Babylon 5, you still wouldn’t get anywhere close to this deft, complicated, fast-moving book. Station Eternity kept me up way too late turning pages.”
—T. Kingfisher, Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of Paladin’s Grace and Nettle & Bone
“A science fiction mystery has to nail both the science fiction and the mystery, and this book passes both tests with flying colors. As bingeable and satisfying as your favorite murder show. I couldn’t put it down.”
—Sarah Pinsker, Nebula Award–winning author of A Song for a New Day and We Are Satellites
“Mur Lafferty is turning into science fiction’s Agatha Christie, with her mastery of ensemble casts and deft characterizations. Station Eternity builds a whole new universe of alien civilizations and wraps it all in an engaging mystery. This fun, fast-paced novel is sure to please fans of both Six Wakes and Solo.”
—S. B. Divya, Hugo and Nebula Award–nominated author of Machinehood
“Mur Lafferty proves once again that she has the rare talent to blend and bend the sister genres of mystery and science fiction. She gathers her cast of characters, both humans and exuberantly imagined aliens, onto a sentient space station whose identity problems may cause the deaths of all aboard. Meet resourceful and mordant sleuth Mallory, already cursed with being a serial witness to murder, who’s in a race to solve the mystery of Station Eternity and avert an interstellar fiasco. Smart and sassy, here’s the book that will blast you into orbit.”
—James Patrick Kelly, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards
NOMINATED FOR THE HUGO, NEBULA, PHILIP K. DICK, AND MANLY WADE WELLMAN AWARDS
“A taut, nerve-tingling, interstellar murder mystery with a deeply human heart.”
—NPR
“An exquisitely crafted puzzle box that challenges our thoughts on what it means to be human—Six Wakes is a sci-fi murder mystery of light speed intensity.”
—New York Times bestselling author Scott Sigler
“This is a great book with so much going for it: clever structure, wonderful characters, and a fiendishly clever puzzle that you’ll roll over in your mind for months after you close the covers.”
—BoingBoing
“Mysterious and tense. . . . I wish I wrote this book.”
—New York Times bestselling author Chuck Wendig
“Lafferty delivers a tense nail-biter of a story fueled by memorable characters and thoughtful worldbuilding. This space-based locked-room murder mystery explores complex technological and moral issues in a way that’s certain to earn it a spot on award ballots.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Lafferty delivers the ultimate locked-room mystery combined with top-notch sf worldbuilding. The puzzle of who is responsible for the devastation on the ship keeps the pages turning.”
—Library Journal (starred review)