Book Description:

In a complicated arc of parallel stories, Emmanuel Goldsmith, a world renown writer and poet, stalks the literary haunts of a futuristic LA, pursued by Mary Choy, a changeling police detective, as AXIS, an interstellar spacecraft with human-like intelligence, closes in on Alpha Centaury in search of alien life. While Goldsmith sinks further into madness, AXIS begins to truly wake up and discovers it is all alone in an endless void it can never come back from.

Queen of Angels is a challenging read, but for those strong enough to get through the weird expressions and intricate pop culture that Bear creates with exquisite detail, the ride is truly unique.