Ascension
E-book, Czech
Ascension
From the depths of the ocean to the stars—one woman and a discovery that could change the future of humanity
Leigh grew up in Rotterdam, where, as a young girl, she sought refuge from her father's violent tendencies beneath the water's surface. The underwater world captivates her, so she dedicates her life to marine biology, travelling the planet and studying ancient organisms. When a strange trench is discovered in the Atlantic Ocean, she joins a team of scientists searching for evidence of the first life on Earth. However, their findings soon begin to challenge everything we know about the birth of our species. The discoveries lead Leigh to the Mojave Desert, home to a new and ambitious space agency. As Leigh delves deeper into its operations, she learns that the vent in the Atlantic is just one of several related phenomena around the world, which together form a pattern beyond human comprehension. Realising that continuing to work for the agency means abandoning her ailing mother and younger sister, Leigh faces an impossible choice: should she stay with her family or embark on a journey across the universe?
Praise for the book:
Monumental… In Ascension rarely deviates from its breathtaking pace. It achieves a rare feat: a grand, masterful novel of ideas that is genuinely readable. For that, MacInnes deserves praise. Reaching for the stars is no small thing, after all.
- The Telegraph
A beautifully written, richly atmospheric novel that is abundant in brilliantly rendered detail, while capturing an extraordinary strangeness that reflects the true depth of life. No one else writes like MacInnes, and this magnificent book is his best work yet.
- The Guardian
Martin MacInnes
(b. 1983) is a British writer of speculative and science fiction. His books have been published in eleven languages. He has published the novels Infinite Ground (2016), Gathering Evidence (2020), and In Ascension (2023), which received widespread reader and critical acclaim, was longlisted for the Booker Prize, and won the Arthur C. Clarke Award.
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