His Majesty's Starship
"One of the best first contact books in a long while - a gripping, logical, original and fundamentally optimistic retake on one of SF's richest themes." - Alastair Reynolds "Bursting with fun and energy." - Interzone.  "A veritable fount of plot, characterisation and intrigue, with some astoundingly original ideas." - SFX  "A refreshingly different approach to humanity's reaction to first contact." - Vector  "The most glorious conceit is the space station UK-1, last bolt-hole of the exiled House of Windsor, ruled by the entrepreneurial King Richard and his unlovely son, Prince James." - Times Educational Supplement--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.