# Cleave

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- Book: [Cleave](https://www.bookquiver.com/sarah-wishnevsky/cleave) ([Cleave.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/sarah-wishnevsky/cleave.md))
- Authors: [Sarah Wishnevsky](https://www.bookquiver.com/sarah-wishnevsky)
- Publisher: gateway
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-7321-181-0
- Published: 2015-03-26
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

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 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 new 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 chard a peaceful and prosperous path forward for his people, internal threats emerge to take control by any means necessary. Originally published in 2011 as Grail.