Hidden Empire: Bk.1 - Brossura

Anderson, Kevin J.

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ISBN 10: 0743220455 ISBN 13: 9780743220453

Casa editrice: Earthlight, 2002

Riassunto

Hidden Empire begins a dazzling space opera fit to stand with the classics of the genre, combining the politics of Frank Herbert's Dune, the scope of Peter F. Hamilton's Night's Dawn trilogy, and the pageantry and romance of Star Wars; In the far future, humanity began to search the stars, sending out vast spaceships that would take generations to reach their goals. In the depths of space they encountered the Ildiran empire - apparently the galaxy's only other intelligent civilisation. The Ildirans came to Earth and passed on the knowledge of their stardrive, allowing humanity to expand to the stars. Almost two hundred years after that first contact, there are human colonies proliferating through the galaxy. As Mankind seized the future, danger comes from the past, for two human archaeologists glean forbidden knowledge from the ruins of a dead world. Once, the insect-like Klikiss ruled the stars. Now, only their robot servants remain, guardians of a terrible technology - the Klikiss Torch, which has the power to create suns. Now, Humanity prepares to flex its new found muscle and activate the Torch for the first time in millennia, but there are reasons the Klikiss empire fell, and a train of events is about to be set in motion, which will change the universe...

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'An exploration of the incredible universe of Kevin J. Anderson's mind, a realm of wondrous possibilities...the characters are well-drawn and the plotting is fastpaced and thoughtful. A fascinating series' BRIAN HERBERT
'In Hidden Empire, Kevin J. Anderson tells his story on an epic scale. It's a tightly-plotted, fast-moving adventure with all the right ingredients: cool aliens, clever technology, intrigue and secrets, a little romance, a lot of action, and enough twists and turns to keep you asking for more' Kate Elliot
"[Hidden Empire] launches an impressive new series in the noble tradition of Frank Herbert's Dune saga, with the rich texture and complex plotting that marked Herbert at his best, and should establish Anderson as a worthy heir of that tradition. The skills honed in his collaborations on the three Dune prequels - which I loved! - have stood him in good stead in this first venture into his own universe. By the end of this volume, he had me thoroughly hooked and eager for the next instalment."
KATHERINE KURTZ
'Kevin J. Anderson is a rare combination of talent and practicality' Starlog magazine
"Hidden Empire is galactic fantasy at its adventurous and romantic best.
Intriguing characters love and battle among the stars. A great read! Margaret Weis
"For so many years, Kevin Anderson has lent his talents to the worlds and galaxies of other creators. Now he gets to bring all that he has learned to a place of his own making, and the result is a setting so rich and detailed that the reader will suspend disbelief and actually be there. Anderson's fans should be thrilled; I know I am.'
R.A. Salvatore
'Kevin J. Anderson is arguably the most prolific, most successful author
working in the field today' Algis Budrys
'Kevin J. Anderson is the hottest writer on (or off) the planet' Fort
Worth Star-Telegram
'Anderson has an acute sense of pacing and a shrewd gift for
characterization' Booklist
'Anderson writes with humor, sensitivity and clarity' Publisher's Weekly.
'Spirited and entertaining' The Philadelphia Inquirer
'Exciting and dynamic' Denver Post
'Extraordinarily well-developed and continually fascinating' Kirkus Reviews
'As entertaining as it is grand' SF REVU.COM

L'autore:

Kevin J. Anderson has over 20 million books in print in 30 languages worldwide. He is the author of, among others, the X-FILES novels GROUND ZERO and the JEDI ACADEMY trilogy of STAR WARS novels - the three bestselling SF novels of 1994. He has also co-written the international bestselling prequels to Frank Herbert's monumental DUNE series. He has won, or been nominated for, many awards including the Nebula Award and the Bram Stoker Award. Visit his website www.wordfire.com

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• Editore: Earthlight
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0743220455
• ISBN 13: 9780743220453
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 688