The Trigger - Rilegato

Clarke, Arthur C.; Kube-McDowell, Michael P.

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ISBN 10: 0553104586 ISBN 13: 9780553104585

Casa editrice: Spectra, 1999

Riassunto

Dr. Karl Brohier and his team of scientists accidentally stumble upon a field that can detonate gunpowder in bullets and bombs from a safe distance and become the targets of everyone out to seize control of their invention

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Arthur C. Clarke is one of the most celebrated science fiction authors of our time, named Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1986. He is the author of more than fifty books, with more than 50 million copies in print. His bestsellers include <b>Childhood's End</b>, <b>2001: A Space Odyssey</b>, <b>The Hammer of God</b>, <b>Richter 10</b> (with Mike McQuay), and <b>Rama Revealed</b> (with Gentry Lee). He co-broadcast the Apollo 11, 12, and 15 missions with Walter Cronkite and Wally Schirra, and shared an Oscar nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the film version of <b>2001: A Space Odyssey</b>.<br><br>Michael Kube-McDowell is the <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling author of <b>Before the Storm</b>, the Hugo Award nominee <b>The Quiet Pools</b>, and

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appen if someone invented a device that could render guns and bombs virtually harmless? What would be the effect on crime, on terrorism, on international relations? Would it mean the end of war--or a whole new kind of war?<br><br>Here is a breathtaking new novel by the legendary Arthur C. Clarke, bestselling author of <b>2001: A Space Odyssey</b> and creator of the <b>Rama</b> series, that is equal parts real-life scientific speculation and edge-of-your-seat thriller. In collaboration with Michael Kube-McDowell, Clarke tells a riveting, heart-stopping tale in which the fate of humankind depends on whose finger is on...<b>The Trigger</b>.<br><br>They dubbed it the Trigger, and in a world where violence had reached epidemic proportions it offered the one true promise for a civilized peace. For the first time it would be possible to take the guns out of the hands of armies, dictators, and thugs. Yet, like those who once believed that nuclear weapons would be the ultimate det

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Spectra
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0553104586
• ISBN 13: 9780553104585
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 447
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