The Hermetic Millennia: Book Two of the Eschaton Sequence (Count to a Trillion)

The Hermetic Millennia by John C. Wright is a kaleidoscopic vision of future history and human evolution--perfect for fans of hard sci-fi and space opera. Continuing from Count to a Trillion Menelaus Illation MontroseTexas gunslinger idealist and posthuman geniushas gone into cryo-suspension following the discovery that in 8 000 years a powerful alien intelligence will reach Earth to assess humanitys value as slaves. Montrose intends to be alive to meet that threat but he is awakened repeatedly throughout the centuries to confront the woes of an ever-changing and violent world witnessing millennia of change compressed into a few years of subjective time. The result is a breathtaking vision of future history like nothing before imagined: sweeping tumultuous and evermore alien as Montroses immortal enemies and former shipmates from the starship Hermetic harness the forces of evolution and social engineering to continuously reshape the Earth in their image seeking to create a version of man the approaching slavers will find worthy.