White Devils - Brossura

McAuley, Paul

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0743461576 ISBN 13: 9780743461573

Casa editrice: Pocket Books, 2005

Riassunto

Nicholas Hyde, a volunteer charity worker in Africa, is part of a team which is ambushed by small, ape-like creatures - pale, fierce and preternaturally strong - who slaughter most of the group in a matter of minutes. 'Diable blanc' the team's government observer calls them - 'white devils' - but after the rescue he falls in with the official story and claims instead he saw only rebel troops in body paint. The cover-up seems to originate from Obligate, the company that effectively owns the Congo. Shell-shocked and angry, Nicholas refuses to cooperate. He knows what he saw, and he will tell the truth. And that's when people around him start to die. On his quest to find out the truth, NIck journeys into the heart of darkness of C21st century Africa - the Dead Zone. There, he will discover a reality almost too horrifying to contemplate.

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L'autore:

Paul McAuley has worked as a researcher in biology at various universities, including Oxford and UCLA, and for six years was a lecturer in plant science at St Andrews University. His first novel won the prestigious Philip K. Dick Memorial Award, and his fifth the Arthur C. Clarke and the John W. Campbell Awards. He lives in North London. Visit the author's website at www.omegacom.demon.co.uk

Dalla quarta di copertina:

'Crackling with fast and brutal action . .. grips until thevery last page' Guardian
They had themselves a nasty little war in the Congo. Atrocities on both sides. When the military dictatorship was overthrown, Obligate, a philanthrophic multi-national, paid off the debts and assumed control of the country.
Fourteen months later, Nicholas Hyde, a volunteer working for a humanitarian charity, is asked to help investigate a fresh massacre: a small village, its inhabitants torn to pieces. Ambushed by pale, ape-like creatures that are fierce, unnaturally quick and strong, only Nick and a government observer survive to tell the tale.
But no one wants to listen. Obligate has its own version of events. Shell-shocked and angry, Nick refuses to co-operate. And that's when the people around him start to die.
Detemined to seek the truth, Nick journeys into the heart of darkness of 21st century Africa: the Dead Zone. There, he will discover a reality almost too horrifying to contemplate.
'Stunning proof that McAuley now leads the world in science thrillers . . . Jaw-droppingly good' Michael Marshall
'Exhilarates on all levels: the ideas quite as forcefully realised as the machine-tooled plotting' Independent

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Pocket Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0743461576
• ISBN 13: 9780743461573
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 672