Böcker av Simon Christiansen

When Niels Heidenreich stole the two golden horns from the Royal Chamber of Arts in Copenhagen, he had no idea what he was getting into.

"We choose to go THROUGH the Moon!" In a world in which the Greek philosopher Anaximander was right about everything, Sophia Aetós has lived her life on top of the flat cylinder of the Earth as the nations of Europa, Asia, and Libya fight for control over meager territory. Now, she must lead the first Europan expedition into the Moon, which, as every child knows, is a circular hole in a massive ring of bark filled with pale fire. The goal of the expedition: To locate Apeiron, the mythical ur-substance from which all other matter derives. It soon becomes clear that not everyone wants the mission to succeed. At least one crew member is a saboteur, willing to sacrifice their life to see the ship consumed by Moon fire. Not only that but factions in the Europan government wish to use Apeiron for military purposes, potentially launching an all-consuming world war. Their agents, too, have infiltrated the team. Sofia must draw on both her leadership abilities and scientific skills in a desperate bid to save the expedition and ensure that it will save the world, not destroy it. Also includes two poems, further elucidating the themes of the story.

From multiple Xyzzy award-winning author Simon Christiansen comes a haunting story of spirituality, technology, and our relationship with the dead. Copenhagen, the future. When Kristian Vinther started his postdoc in a robotics lab, he didn't expect the doctor in charge to be building Power Armor for Poltergeists! In return for his help, Kristian will be reunited with his dead wife. Now, Kristian works to make spirits stalk the streets in gleaming, military-grade power armor equipped with bazookas, booster rockets, roller skates, and any tool known to man. The government is not about to let private enterprise monopolize such powerful technology and seize the armors, including Kristian's wife. If they have their way, the wars of the future will be fought by your dead grandma encased in chrome and steel. If Kristian wants to see his wife again, he must either join them or defeat them. As the city burns, Kristian must decide whether his loyalties lie with the doctor, the government, or the hulking monstrosity that was once his wife. Will the dead be treated as commercial products, tools of the state, or as people allowed to find peace? The book also contains three short, surreal poems elucidating the themes of the story from different perspectives.