Angry Robot Books • March 2018 • Cover Art by Dominic Harman
QUIETUS
A transdimensional anthropologist can't keep herself from interfering with Earth's darkest period of history.
Niccoluccio, a young Florentine Carthusian monk, leads a devout life until the Black Death kills all of his brothers, leaving him alone and filled with doubt. Habidah, an anthropologist from another universe racked by plague, is overwhelmed by the suffering. Unable to maintain her observer neutrality, she saves Niccoluccio from the brink of death.
Habidah discovers that neither her home's plague nor her assignment on Niccoluccio's world are as she's been led to believe. Suddenly the pair are drawn into a worlds-spanning conspiracy to topple an empire larger than the human imagination can contain.
“In this ambitious and intelligent novel, Palmgren takes the staples of science fiction – post-apocalypse, first contact, interventionism – and integrates them seamlessly, breathing new life into familiar forms. A truly outstanding debut.” – NYT bestselling author Una McCormack
“A stunning novel… an emotionally affecting story.” - The Guardian