The sixth nik

A startling hybrid of the Alien franchise and Ender's Game, The Sixth Nik is the first sci-fi novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Whalefall and Angel Down. Deep into space, far past the triworld outposts, beyond range of the lethal trollbot internet, soars The Sickness: a ship woven...

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Main Author: Kraus, Daniel, 1975- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Saga Press, 2026.
Edition:First Saga Press hardcover edition.
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Summary:A startling hybrid of the Alien franchise and Ender's Game, The Sixth Nik is the first sci-fi novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Whalefall and Angel Down. Deep into space, far past the triworld outposts, beyond range of the lethal trollbot internet, soars The Sickness: a ship woven from biomatter and capable of reacting to every need of its human crew. Sisilla, a nine-year-old cultist with a brain enhanced by arcane tech known as "niks," has boarded to investigate the enigma of Fem--a plague-riddled planet that has abruptly gone rogue. The mysterious crew includes a faceless assassin, a beautiful engineer jigsawed by plastic surgery, a peyote-addicted medic, and--most lethal of all--a rugged, NonModded captain with a score to settle with Sisilla. Other dangers abound. A hacked robot begins to believe Sisilla is its daughter. The Sickness itself is mutating, possibly even pregnant. And the secret of Fem is more horrific than anyone could have imagined. To survive, Sisilla will need to forsake her predetermined fate and embrace the unknown.
Physical Description:456 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9781668079478
166807947X
Author Notes:Daniel Kraus is a New York Times bestselling writer of novels, TV, and film. His novel Angel Down was the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner, a New York Times Top 10 Book of the year, and a national bestseller. His novel Whalefall received a front-cover review in The New York Times Book Review , won the Alex Award, was an Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist, and was named a Best Book of Year by NPR, The New York Times , Chicago Tribune , and more. With Guillermo del Toro, he coauthored The Shape of Water , based on the same idea the two created for the Oscar-winning film. Also with del Toro, Kraus coauthored Trollhunters , which was adapted into the Emmy Award-winning Netflix series. He cowrote The Living Dead and Pay the Piper with legendary filmmaker George A. Romero. Kraus's The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch was named one of Entertainment Weekly 's Top 10 Books of the Year. Kraus has won the Bram Stoker Award, Scribe Award, two Odyssey Awards (for both Rotters and Scowler ), and has appeared multiple times as Library Guild selections, and more. Kraus's work has been translated into over twenty-five languages. He lives with his partner in Chicago. Visit him at DanielKraus.com.