Elizabeth Bear - Grail (Jacob's Ladder 3) (epub)

At last the generation ship Jacob's Ladder has arrived at its destination: the planet
they have come to call Grail. But this habitable jewel just happens to be populated
already: by humans who call their home Fortune. And they are wary of sharing
Fortune - especially with people who have genetically engineered themselves to such an
extent that it is a matter of debate whether they are even human anymore. To make
matters worse, a shocking murder aboard the Jacob's Ladder has alerted Captain
Perceval and the angel Nova that formidable enemies remain hidden somewhere among
the crew.

On Grail - or Fortune, rather - Premier Danilaw views the approach of the Jacob's
Ladder with dread. Behind the diplomatic niceties of first-contact protocol, he knows
that the deadly game being played is likely to erupt into full-blown war - even civil
war. For as he strives to chart a peaceful and prosperous path forward for his people,
internal threats emerge to take control by any means necessary.

Title: Grail
Series: Jacob's Ladder
Author: Elizabeth Bear
Published February 22, 2011, by Spectra
ISBN-10: 0553591096
ISBN-13: 978-0553591095
Language: English
Length: 352 pages