The Jesus Incident: 2nd in the 'Pandora' series of books

Herbert, Frank & Ransom, Bill

ISBN 10: 1857989457 / ISBN 13: 9781857989458

Editore: Victor Gollancz / Millennium, 2000

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© 1979: 2nd in the 'Pandora' series of books. 1st printing of 2000 edition:- Synopsis: A determined group of colonists are attempting to establish a bridgehead on the planet Pandora, despite the savagery of the native lifeforms, as deadly as they are inhospitable. But they have more to deal with than just murderous aliens: their ship's computer has been given artificial consciousness and has decided that it is a God. Now it is insisting - with all the not inconsiderable force of its impressive array of armaments to back it up - that the colonists find appropriate ways to worship it:- Review(s): "A speculative intellect with few rivals in modern SF" - Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction:- (original cost £6.99).

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• Titolo: The Jesus Incident: 2nd in the 'Pandora' series of books
• Editore: Victor Gollancz / Millennium
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1857989457
• ISBN 13: 9781857989458
• Rilegatura: Soft cover
• Disegnatore: Cover Art: Fred Gambino
• Stampa: 1st Printing
• Condizione: Near Fine
• Peso: 0,24 chilogrammi
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Science Fiction

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A determined group of colonists are attempting to establish a bridgehead on the planet Pandora, despite the savagery of the native lifeforms, as deadly as they are inhospitable. But they have more to deal with than just murderous aliens: their ship's computer has been given artificial consciousness and has decided that it is a God. Now it is insisting - with all the not inconsiderable force of its impressive array of armaments to back it up - that the colonists find appropriate ways to worship It .

Informazioni sull?autore

Frank Herbert (1920-86)
Frank Herbert was born in Tacoma, Washington and worked as a reporter and later editor of a number of West Coast newspapers before becoming a full-time writer. His first SF story was published in 1952 but he achieved fame more than ten years later with the publication in Analog of 'Dune World' and 'The Prophet of Dune' that were amalgamated in the novel Dune in 1965. Bill Ransom is an American SF author.

Bill Ransom was born in Puyallup, Washington in 1945. he began full-time employment at the age of eleven as an agricultural worker. He attended Washington State University on track and boxing scholarships, and the University of Puget Sound on a track scholarship. He received his BA in Sociology and English Education from the University of Washington in 1970, and MA in English from Utah State University in 1997. He is best known for the three novels he co-wrote with Frank Herbert.