Brass Man - Brossura

Asher, Neal

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0330411594 ISBN 13: 9780330411592

Casa editrice: Pan Books Ltd, 2006

Riassunto

On the primitive world of Cull, a knight errant called Anderson is hunting a dragon, little knowing that far away someone else (now more technology than human flesh) has resurrected a brass killing machine called `Mr Crane' to assist in a similar hunt encompassing star systems. When agent Cormac learns that this old enemy still lives, he sets out in pursuit aboard the attack ship Jack Ketch ... whilst scientist Mika begins discovering the horrifying truth about that ancient technology ostensibly produced by the alien Jain. Meanwhile, for the people of Cull, each day proves a struggle to survive on a planet roamed by ferocious insectile monsters, while they slowly construct the industrial base that may enable them to escape to their forefathers' starship -- still orbiting far above them. But an entity with questionable motives, calling itself Dragon, assists them with genetic by-blows created out of humans and the hideous local monsters. And now the planet itself, for millennia geologically inactive, is increasingly suffering earthquakes ... 'Compelling reading ... Asher has become a resounding and distinctive voice in British SF' SFRevu

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

Another broiling, sprawling, witty, hard-SF adventure, filled with the truly alien

L'autore:

Neal Asher was born in Billericay, Essex, and still lives nearby. He had many stories and novellas published before embarking on a sequence of full-length novels: Gridlinked, The Skinner, The Line of Polity and Cowl.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Pan Books Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0330411594
• ISBN 13: 9780330411592
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 568