The Collapsium - Brossura

McCarthy, Wil

Brossura

ISBN 10: 055358443X ISBN 13: 9780553584431

Casa editrice: Bantam Books, 2002

Riassunto

The Queendom of Sol enjoys a peaceful and prosperous existence, thanks to the use of two powerful technologies--the wellstone, a form of programmable mater, and the collapsium, a lethal crystal made up of miniature black holes--until a ruthless saboteur ignites an apocalyptic crisis, and two rival scientists must work together to prevent total annihilation. Reprint.

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Recensione:

"McCarthy is an entertaining, intelligent, amusing writer, with Heinlein's knack for breakneck plotting and, at the same time, Clarke's thoughtfulness."
--Booklist

“A standout novel. McCarthy has added a lyricism reminiscent of Roger ZelaZny to cutting-edge hard science in the manner of Robert L. Forward.”
--The Denver Post

“‘Imagination really is the only limit.’”
--The New York Times

“The future as McCarthy sees it is a wondrous place.”
--Publishers Weekly

L'autore:

Wil McCarthy, after ten years of rocket science with Lockheed Martin, traded the hectic limelight of the space program for the peace and quiet (ha!) of commercial robotics at Omnitech, where he works as a research and development hack.

He writes a monthly column for the SciFi Channel's news magazine, and his less truthful writings have appeared in Aboriginal SF, Analog, Interzone, Asimov's Science Fiction, Science Fiction Age, and various anthologies. His most recent novel, Bloom, was selected as a New York Times Notable Book.
From the Hardcover edition.

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• Editore: Bantam Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 055358443X
• ISBN 13: 9780553584431
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 428