The Ursa Major series · Book one

Fugue in Ursa Major

Jake is young, and his life seems boring. Phaedrus is old, and his life seems empty. Phaedrus seems to think that a nightmare is about to happen. Jake just wants to go on dreaming. Does Phaedrus really know something? Or is he just a broken old man? Jake must choose. If Phaedrus is right, then Jake's life is going to change, and Jake will have to rethink everything he ever knew.

Fugue in Ursa Major is post-apocalyptic science fiction in the brainy tradition of Isaac Asimov. Author David Dalton has said that Asimov's Foundation series was one of the inspirations for the book: a novel of ideas as much as a novel of events, where the characters grapple with where our civilization came from and where it is going.

What if we destroyed the foundation on which civilization teeters to build something new? Dalton's apocalyptic novel explores the unspeakable with guts, gusto, and a healthy dose of heresy. It's smart and nerdy, historical and philosophical, but also moving and heartfelt, uplifted by an emotional touch that the genre often lacks. — Ken Ilgunas, author of Walden on Wheels

A novel of ideas unlike any other I've read, beginning with a storm, ending with a cataclysm, but finding a warm humanistic spirit along the way. David Dalton is a fresh and fascinating new voice. I can only hope the story will continue. — Jonathan Rauch, author of The Constitution of Knowledge

Fugue in Ursa Major is available in paperback and Kindle. You can buy it on Amazon, and booksellers can order the paperback through their usual distributor. Ask your local bookstore to carry it.

Paperback · ISBN 978-0-9916132-0-5
Digital editions · ISBN 978-0-9916132-1-2

The story continues in Oratorio in Ursa Major.

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