Each man has a measure of luck given by destiny, but not a drop more. Has the luck of an unusual guide responsible for the passage of visitors into the deep buried bellies of alien ships just run out? His newest client, a young woman named Janita, proves to be a member of the resistance carrying in her body an alien civilization’s gift to humanity. Will either of them become the devil’s martyr? One story gives life to another, waiting all along…

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About the Author

Hanuš Seiner is a Czech scientist and writer of SF short stories. He holds a PhD degree in applied physics and is currently employed as an associate professor at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague. His research interests cover mainly mechanics of microstructures in advanced materials and laser-ultrasound experimental methods. Hanuš is married, has two kids, and lives in Pardubice, Czech Republic. Up to now, he has published more than 10 short stories, mostly combining elements of hard SF and space opera subgenres. His short stories appeared in Czech and Slovak SF magazines (Ikarie, XB-1, Jupiter) and in anthologies (“Mlok” book series, “Terra Nullius”). The titular story “Terra Nullius” by Hanuš is upcoming in Strange Horizons.

Julie Nováková is a Czech author and translator of science fiction, fantasy and detective stories. She has published short fiction in Clarkesworld, Asimov's, Fantasy Scroll and other magazines and anthologies; upcoming e.g. in Analog, GigaNotoSaurus and Persistent Visions.Her work in Czech includes seven novels, one anthology (“Terra Nullius”) and over thirty short stories and novelettes. Some of her works have been also translated into Chinese, Romanian and Estonian. She received the Encouragement Award of the European science fiction and fantasy society in 2013, the Aeronautilus award for the best Czech short story of 2014 and 2015, and for the best novel of 2015. Julie is an evolutionary biologist by study and also takes a keen interest in planetary science. She’s currently working on her first novel in English.


Title: Hexagrammaton : A Tor.com Original
Author(s): Hanuš Seiner, Julie Nováková
ISBN: 9780765397577
Copyright 2017
Release Date: May 10, 2017
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
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