The end of all things: The Old Man's War Series - Brossura

Scalzi, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 144729050X ISBN 13: 9781447290506

Casa editrice: Pan, 2016

Riassunto

Our fate is in their hands . . . The universe is a hostile place in John Scalzi's The End of All Things the sixth in The Old Man's War series. The Colonial Union's Defence Force was formed to save humanity when aggressive alien species targeted our worlds. Now Lieutenant Harry Wilson has an urgent new mission, as a hostile universe becomes ever more dangerous. He must investigate a sinister group, which lurks in the darkness of space playing different factions against one another. They'll target both humans and aliens, and their motives are unfathomable. The Defence Force itself is weakening as its soldiers fall - without recruits to replace them. Relations with Earth have broken down and it will send no more troops, even as human colonies become increasingly vulnerable to alien attack. Lieutenant Wilson and Colonial Union diplomats must race to keep the peace, seek reconciliation with an enraged Earth, and maintain humanity's unity at all costs. If they don't, it will mean oblivion, extinction and the end of all things.

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Recensione:

John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today (Joe Hill on John Scalzi)

Will keep you obsessively turning the pages until you are either fired or kicked out of bed. This is the kind of thriller that Michael Crichton, Lincoln Child, and James Rollins do so well. Add John Scalzi to that list (Douglas Preston on LOCK IN)

Scalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced (The Wall Street Journal on John Scalzi)

Scalzi is a master at creating appealing commercial fiction (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))

If anyone stands at the core of the American science fiction tradition at the moment, it is Scalzi (The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction)

Gripping and surpassingly original. It's Starship Troopers without the lectures

(Cory Doctorow on the Old Man's War series)

Clever dialogue, fast-paced story and strong characters (The Times on the Old Man's War books)

It gladdens the reader's heart ... great fun

(Daily Telegraph on the Old Man's War series)

Top-notch. His combat scenes are blood roiling (Washington Post on the Old Man's war books)

Scalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced (Wall Street Journal)

Descrizione del libro:

John Scalzi's sixth novel in The Old Man's War series follows human and alien governments on the brink of destruction.

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• Editore: Pan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 144729050X
• ISBN 13: 9781447290506
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384