Nine Layers of Sky by Liz Williams - SF - SFBookcase.com - Reference of Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels/Authors.

Series: Misc
Genre: SF
ISBN: 0553584995
Pages: 448 pages
Publisher: Spectra
Price: $5.99
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Nine Layers of Sky by Liz Williams

Description: A former Soviet rocket scientist, Elena Irinovna now cleans office buildings-until she crosses paths with Ilya Muromyets. A remnant of Russia?s glorious and fabled past, Ilya is an eight-hundred-year-old hero turned heroin addict, dreaming of a death that never comes. They are brought together by a strange artifact Elena has found, which offers a glimpse into another dimension, creating a dangerous breach in a world Elena only thought she knew...

Ilya is no stranger to the unexplained. He?s been hired by a mysterious organization to track down the artifact. But nothing prepares him for what it offers-or for a woman like Elena. Fighting their own inner demons as well as those from across the breach, Ilya and Elena embark on a harrowing trip between nations and worlds. And for the first time the man of myth and the woman of science discover that they have a dream to defend-and even die for...