Garth Nix for Massif

Author Garth Nix visits Edinburgh to discuss his new space opera Massif, in which military sci-fi meets cosmic horror.

Garth Nix joins Topping & Company Booksellers at The Royal Scots Club to mark the publication of Massif, an epic space opera blending military science fiction with cosmic horror. The novel follows Parnell Shi-Sawahla and the crew of the United Earth Government Navy ship Sassafras, who ride vast sentient mountain ranges called Massifs into an interstellar war between Earth and Mars. When Parnell's deputy Kaz is stranded on an enemy planet, he must learn how to communicate with the all-powerful avatar piloting a Massif, uncovering secrets fuelling humanity's voyages across the galaxy. Doors open at 6.30pm with the event starting at 7pm.