“A fast-paced and incisive story from one of the best British SF writers” - Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Shards of Earth

“Gareth Powell rocks again! Descendant Machine is big concept made accessible by a masterful writer. Fun, weird, fast-paced, and thoroughly entertaining! Grab this now!” Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Kagen The Damned and V-Wars

“Hits the ground running and doesn't stop until its universe-shaking final confrontation. Once again, Gareth Powell is writing at the top of his very considerable game. More like this, please.” Dave Hutchinson, author of Cold Water

"Descendent Machine has all the huge concepts that define great space operas tightly packed into a thrilling page-turner of a novel. The sheer breadth of ideas Powell manages to fit into the story is made all the more impressive by the deft pacing and focused characters. I devoured this book in a couple of days and had great fun doing it." - Nicholas Binge, author of Ascension