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{{infobox
|title=Descent
|author=Ken MacLeod
|reviewer=Luke Marlowe
|date=November 2014
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1841499420</amazonuk>
|amazonus=<amazonus>1841499420B00DI7HNT8</amazonus>
|website=
|video=
|summary=Clever, funny, captivating and predicting a very possible sounding future, ''Descent'' is a fantastic read - not just a great Science Fiction novel, but a great work of storytelling that would appeal to both those who love the genre, and those less inclined to it
}}
In the relatively near future, two schoolboys climb a hill near their small Scottish town. They encounter some sort of craft, that emits a white light and knocks the boys out for several hours. It's only later that one of the boys, Ryan, realises he was abducted by Aliens.
Or was he? Ryan doesn't really know, and neither does the reader. However, as we follow Ryan growing up, from student to professional, it's clear the 'abduction' has had a serious effect on him. And what does the mysterious man called Baxter have to do with all of it?