''The Mirrored Heavens'' is a

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novel by

David J. Williams __NOTOC__ David J. Williams is a British-born American science fiction writer and video game writer. His debut novel, '' The Mirrored Heavens'', was described as "Tom Clancy interfacing Bruce Sterling" by Stephen Baxter, and is part of the ''Au ...

. This is the author's debut novel, and the first volume in his Autumn Rain trilogy, which continues with ''The Burning Skies'' and ''The Machinery Of Light''. The story begins in the year 2110 where global political power is balanced between the United States and the Eurasian Coalition (a primarily

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and Russian alliance). These two powers jointly constructed a space elevator, which is destroyed by a

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attack before it can become operational. The story follows the United States intelligence agents who are attempting to catch those responsible.

Publication history

*2008, United States, Bantam Spectra , Pub date 21 May 2008, Hardback *2008, United States, Spectra , Pub date 20 May 2008, Paperback Random House
*2008, United States, Spectra , Pub date 20 May 2008, eBook Random House
*2009, United States, Spectra , Pub date 27 January 2009, Paperback

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by John Scalzi 2008 American novels American science fiction novels Novels set in the 2110s Space elevator 2008 debut novels Bantam Spectra books {{2000s-sf-novel-stub