Nancy Kress cemented her reputation in SF with the publication of her multiple-awardwinning novella, Beggars in Spain, which became the basis for her extremely successful Beggars Trilogy (comprising Beggars in Spain , Beggars and Choosers , and Beggars Ride ). And now she brings us Probability Space , the conclusion of the trilogy that began with Probability Moon and then Probability Sun , which is centered on the same world as Kresss Nebula Award-winning novelette, Flowers of Aulit Prison. The Probability Trilogy has already been widely recognized as the next great work by this important SF writer. In Probability Space , humanitys war with the alien Fallers continues, and it is a war we are losing. Our implacable foes ignore all attempts at communication, and they take no prisoners. Our only hope lies with an unlikely Major Lyle Kaufman, retired warrior; Marbet Grant, the Sensitive whos involved with Kaufman; Amanda, a very confused fourteen-year-old girl; and Magdalena, one of the biggest power brokers in all of human space. As the action moves from Earth to Mars to the farthest reaches of known space, with civil unrest back home and alien war in deep space, four humans--armed with little more than an unproven theory--try to enter the Fallers home star system. Its a desperate gamble, and the fate of the entire universe may hang in the balance. "In Probability Space, humanity's war with the alien Fallers continues, and it is a war we are losing. Our implacable foes ignore all attempts at communication, and they take no prisoners. Our only hope lies with an unlikely coalition: Major Lyle Kaufman, retired warrior; Marbet Grant, the Sensitive who's involved with Kaufman; Amanda, a very confused fourteen-year-old girl; and Magdalena, one of the biggest power brokers in all of human space. As the action moves from Earth to Mars to the farthest reaches of known space, with civil unrest back home and alien war in deep space, four humans--armed with little more than an unproven theory--try to enter the Fallers' home star system. It's a desperate gamble, and the fate of the entire universe may hang in the balance." -- Goodreads.com In the powerful conclusion to the Probability Trilogy, humanity is losing the war with the alien Fallers. As the action moves from Earth to Mars to the farthest reaches of known space, four humans try to enter the Fallers' home star system Sometimes it seemed to Amanda Capelo that she had the best life of any of her friends at Sauler Academy.
