Editore: Brand: Del Rey, 2013
ISBN 10: 034552666X ISBN 13: 9780345526663
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLYNew York Times bestselling author Peter F. Hamiltons riveting new thriller combines the nail-biting suspense of a serial-killer investigation with clear-eyed scientific and social extrapolation to create a future that seems not merely plausible but inevitable.A century from now, thanks to a technology allowing instantaneous travel across light-years, humanity has solved its energy shortages, cleaned up the environment, and created far-flung colony worlds. The keys to this empire belong to the powerful North family-composed of successive generations of clones. Yet these clones are not identical. For one thing, genetic errors have crept in with each generation. For another, the original three clone brothers have gone their separate ways, and the branches of the family are now friendly rivals more than allies.Or maybe not so friendly. At least thats what the murder of a North clone in the English city of Newcastle suggests to Detective Sidney Hurst. Sid is a solid investigator whod like nothing better than to hand off this hot potato of a case. The way he figures it, whether he solves the crime or not, hell make enough enemies to ruin his career.Yet Sids case is about to take an unexpected turn: because the circumstances of the murder bear an uncanny resemblance to a killing that took place years ago on the planet St. Libra, where a North clone and his entire household were slaughtered in cold blood. The convicted slayer, Angela Tramelo, has always claimed her innocence. And now it seems she may have been right. Because only the St. Libra killer could have committed the Newcastle crime.Problem is, Angela also claims that the murderer was an alien monster.Now Sid must navigate through a Byzantine minefield of competing interests within the police department and the worlds political and economic elite . . . all the while hunting down a brutal killer poised to strike again. And on St. Libra, Angela, newly released from prison, joins a mission to hunt down the elusive alien, only to learn that the line between hunter and hunted is a thin one.Praise for Great North RoadA mesmerizing page-turner.-Publishers Weekly (starred review)A gripping saga that blends wilderness survival, police procedural, political and social intrigue, and dynastic sf into a mammoth tale featuring believable characters and exceptionally skilled storytelling.-Library Journal (starred review)A perfect introduction to [Hamiltons] gifts for character design, dialogue, and sheer, big-idea-driven storytelling.-Booklist (starred review)Compelling and original . . . an awesome novel [with] plenty of action.-SFRevuOne very compelling and entertaining science fiction novel.-SF SiteSimply brilliant . . . an astonishing achievement.-Tor.com.
Editore: Brand: Del Rey, 1980
ISBN 10: 0345292340 ISBN 13: 9780345292346
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. Older Edition. Guy Montag was a fireman whose job it was to start fires. <br /><br />The system was simple. Everyone understood it. Books were for burning. along with the houses in which they were hidden.<br /><br />Guy Montag enjoyed his job. He had been a fireman for ten years, and he had never questioned the pleasure of the midnight runs nor the joy of watching pages consumed by flames. never questioned anything until he met a seventeen-year-old girl who told him of a past when people were not afraid.<br /><br />Then he met a professor who told him of a future in which people could think. and Guy Montag suddenly realized what he had to do!<br /><br />
Editore: Brand: Del Rey / Ballantine, 1987
ISBN 10: 0345322630 ISBN 13: 9780345322630
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. A lavish, profusely illustrated volume that tells the remarkable story of the organization whose name has become synonymous with state-of-the-art special effects: Industrial Light & Magic. From its early days in a large empty warehouse in Southern California's San Fernando Valley, to its Oscar-winning accommplishments creating special effects for the STAR WARS trilogy, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, ET, POLTERGEIST, and a host of others.
Editore: Brand: Del Rey, 1982
ISBN 10: 0345302311 ISBN 13: 9780345302311
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. Michael Whelan (illustratore). Later Printing. Book by H. P. Lovecraft.
Editore: Brand: Ballantine Del Rey, 1975
ISBN 10: 0345243803 ISBN 13: 9780345243805
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Softcover. Condizione: Good. Don R. Smith (illustratore). First Edition. Revised introduction by Robert Silverberg. All the Kinds of Yes; The Milk of Paradise; And I Have Come Upon This Place by Lost Ways; The Last Flight of Dr. Ain [Nebula Award nominee]; Amberjack; Through a Lass Darkly; The Girl Who Was Plugged In [1974 Hugo Award winner; nominee, Nebula Award]; The Night-Blooming Saurian; The Women Men Don't See; Fault; Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death [1973 Nebula Award winner, Hugo Award nominee]; On the Last Afternoon.
Editore: Brand: Del Rey, 1979
ISBN 10: 0345281969 ISBN 13: 9780345281968
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. Later Printing. Book by Niven, Larry.
Editore: Brand: Del Rey, 2024
ISBN 10: 0823954927 ISBN 13: 9780823954926
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1. Discusses the Mission of San Francisco de Asis from its founding in 1776 to the present day, including the reasons for Spanish colonization in California and the effects of colonization on the Ohlone, or Costanoan, Indians.
Editore: Brand: Del Rey, 2000
ISBN 10: 0823954927 ISBN 13: 9780823954926
Da: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, U.S.A.
Condizione: very good. Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase.
Editore: Brand: Del Rey, 2013
ISBN 10: 034552666X ISBN 13: 9780345526663
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: New. First Edition. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLYNew York Times bestselling author Peter F. Hamiltons riveting new thriller combines the nail-biting suspense of a serial-killer investigation with clear-eyed scientific and social extrapolation to create a future that seems not merely plausible but inevitable.A century from now, thanks to a technology allowing instantaneous travel across light-years, humanity has solved its energy shortages, cleaned up the environment, and created far-flung colony worlds. The keys to this empire belong to the powerful North family-composed of successive generations of clones. Yet these clones are not identical. For one thing, genetic errors have crept in with each generation. For another, the original three clone brothers have gone their separate ways, and the branches of the family are now friendly rivals more than allies.Or maybe not so friendly. At least thats what the murder of a North clone in the English city of Newcastle suggests to Detective Sidney Hurst. Sid is a solid investigator whod like nothing better than to hand off this hot potato of a case. The way he figures it, whether he solves the crime or not, hell make enough enemies to ruin his career.Yet Sids case is about to take an unexpected turn: because the circumstances of the murder bear an uncanny resemblance to a killing that took place years ago on the planet St. Libra, where a North clone and his entire household were slaughtered in cold blood. The convicted slayer, Angela Tramelo, has always claimed her innocence. And now it seems she may have been right. Because only the St. Libra killer could have committed the Newcastle crime.Problem is, Angela also claims that the murderer was an alien monster.Now Sid must navigate through a Byzantine minefield of competing interests within the police department and the worlds political and economic elite . . . all the while hunting down a brutal killer poised to strike again. And on St. Libra, Angela, newly released from prison, joins a mission to hunt down the elusive alien, only to learn that the line between hunter and hunted is a thin one.Praise for Great North RoadA mesmerizing page-turner.-Publishers Weekly (starred review)A gripping saga that blends wilderness survival, police procedural, political and social intrigue, and dynastic sf into a mammoth tale featuring believable characters and exceptionally skilled storytelling.-Library Journal (starred review)A perfect introduction to [Hamiltons] gifts for character design, dialogue, and sheer, big-idea-driven storytelling.-Booklist (starred review)Compelling and original . . . an awesome novel [with] plenty of action.-SFRevuOne very compelling and entertaining science fiction novel.-SF SiteSimply brilliant . . . an astonishing achievement.-Tor.com.
Editore: Brand: Del Rey Book, 2010
ISBN 10: 0099542730 ISBN 13: 9780099542735
Da: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Condizione: new.
Editore: Brand: Del Rey, 2000
ISBN 10: 0823954927 ISBN 13: 9780823954926
Da: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Condizione: new.