When former mercenary commander, Imre Bergamasc, is resurrected in the 879th Millennium, he finds that things have changed during the 150,000 years he was dead.

Following a galaxy-wide disaster known as the Slow Wave, the Continuum has collapsed, the bright galactic empire reduced to millions of disparate systems in various states of disarray. Reunited with his old teammates - or, at least, reasonable facsimiles thereof - Imre must piece together both the fragments of his memory and the story of civilisation's fall. But the more he digs the more suspicion dawns that the two issues are far from separate.

Was the Imre Bergamasc he no longer remembers an unwitting pawn in the fall of civilisation? Or was he, in fact, the architect?

Reviews

• 'A compelling story of personal bravery and loyalty set against a huge backdrop of galactic disaster and the very end of civilization' Kevin J. Anderson, 'Williams renders the passage of aeons, and the rise and fall of civilisations, with cosmic poignancy' GUARDIAN, ‘A wildly original, totally convincing, all-round wonderful novel’ INDEPENDENT, 'Well-written, exciting and surprisingly smart’ SF DIPLOMAT, ‘Saturn Returns is Sean’s best yet' AUREALIS

Paperback: £7.99

Published 05/06/2008