Into Everywhere - Brossura

McAuley, Paul

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1473203988 ISBN 13: 9781473203983

Casa editrice: Gollancz, 2016

Riassunto

The Jackaroo, those enigmatic aliens who claim to have come to help, gave humanity access to worlds littered with ruins and scraps of technology left by long-dead client races. But although people have found new uses for alien technology, that technology may have found its own uses for people. The dissolute scion of a powerful merchant family, and a woman living in seclusion with only her dog and her demons for company, have become infected by a copies of a powerful chunk of alien code. Driven to discover what it wants from them, they become caught up in a conflict between a policeman allied to the Jackaroo and the laminated brain of a scientific wizard, and a mystery that spans light years and centuries. Humanity is about to discover why the Jackaroo came to help us, and how that help is shaping the end of human history.

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Recensione:

Something Coming Through is as tight and relentlessly paced as an Elmore Leonard thriller, and full of McAuley's customary sharp eye for dialogue and action. What's really impressive, though, is that it achieves a seamless fusion of the day-after-tomorrow SF novel - it's as interested in gritty Earthbound near-futurism as William Gibson or Lauren Beukes - with the cosmological themes of McAuley's galaxy-spanning space operas. It's the freshest take on first contact and interstellar exploration in many years, and almost feels like the seed for an entire new subgenre (Alistair Reynolds)

'A book infused with energy and confidence'. (SFX)

the latest novel from Paul McAuley finds him at the top of his game (The Telegraph)

As usual, McAuley imparts mind-bending SF concepts in prose that is always elegant and precise (Crime Time)

Highly recommend everybody buy Something Coming Through because it is great (Pat Cadigan)

McAuley's latest is smart, it's challenging, and as an exploration of the social consequences of sudden science fictional change, it's very impressive indeed (SFX)

The action, slow to get going, builds to a dramatic climax of chases and shoot-outs. Crime-tinged SF at its canniest. (The Financial Times)

What really lifts the book out of the ordinary though, is the Jackaroo...The Jackaroo are an enduring mystery that will get readers back for the next instalment. (The Register)

It's difficult to find fault with this book - there are a strong cast of characters, enigmatic aliens, a well-woven crime plot and an interesting focus (Fantasy Book Review)

It's instantly gripping and Paul goes a long way to slowly ease new readers into his strange and wonderful Jackaroo... I already know that "Something Coming Through" will be one of my favourite books of the year. It finds McAuley at the top of his powers - mind-bending, inspiring and very very exciting (Upcoming 4 Me)

Descrizione del libro:

The Jackaroo gave humanity access to alien worlds and technologies, yet we still know nothing about them. As humanity spreads wider into the universe, will we discover what secrets they are hiding?

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• Editore: Gollancz
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1473203988
• ISBN 13: 9781473203983
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 432