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Titan

Baxter, Stephen
Heftet / 2015 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780008134525
Publisert
2015-12-31
Utgiver
Vendor
HarperVoyager
Vekt
410 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
36 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
592

Forfatter
Baxter, Stephen

Biographical note

Stephen Baxter applied to become an astronaut in 1991. He didn’t make it, but achieved the next best thing by becoming a science fiction writer, and his novels and short stories have been published and have won awards around the world. His science background is in maths and engineering. He is married and lives in Northumberland.

Titan

Baxter, Stephen
Heftet / 2015 / Engelsk
Baxter, Stephen
Heftet / 2015 / Engelsk
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<p>‘The most important living science-fiction writer in the country’<br /><em>THE TIMES</em></p> <p>‘The best SF writer in Britain’<br /><em>SFX</em></p> <p> <em>Praise for The NASA Trilogy:</em> </p> <p>‘VOYAGE is, quite simply, a brilliant book . . . skilfully constructed and enthrallingly told’<br /><em>SFX</em></p> <p>‘Baxter handles a complex and gripping plot with his customary aplomb… The ending will blow your mind. Buy TITAN, read it – and then go out and buy everything else that Baxter has ever written’<br /><em>NEW SCIENTIST</em></p> <p>‘A plausible tale of America’s last gasp at interplanetary exploration… Stephen Baxter proves what a cosmic thinker he is’<br /><em>WASHINGTON POST</em></p>

Signs of life have been found on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. A group of visionaries led by NASA’s Paula Benacerraf plan a daring one-way mission that will cost them everything. Taking nearly a decade, the billion-mile voyage includes a ‘slingshot’ transit of Venus, a catastrophic solar storm, and a constant struggle to keep the ship and crew functioning. But it is on the icy surface of Titan itself that the true adventure begins. In the orange methane slush the astronauts will discover the secrets of life’s origins and reach for a human destiny beyond their wildest dreams.
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Signs of life have been found on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.
‘The most important living science-fiction writer in the country’THE TIMES ‘The best SF writer in Britain’SFX Praise for The NASA Trilogy: ‘VOYAGE is, quite simply, a brilliant book . . . skilfully constructed and enthrallingly told’SFX ‘Baxter handles a complex and gripping plot with his customary aplomb… The ending will blow your mind. Buy TITAN, read it – and then go out and buy everything else that Baxter has ever written’NEW SCIENTIST ‘A plausible tale of America’s last gasp at interplanetary exploration… Stephen Baxter proves what a cosmic thinker he is’WASHINGTON POST
Les mer
• Real-life science fiction: the hardback was published just as NASA prepared to launch the Cassini probe on it’s seven-year trip to Titan • Powerful mainstream appeal, a present-day setting, utterly plausible and convincing • Titan has been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award
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<p>‘The most important living science-fiction writer in the country’<br /><em>THE TIMES</em></p> <p>‘The best SF writer in Britain’<br /><em>SFX</em></p> <p> <em>Praise for The NASA Trilogy:</em> </p> <p>‘VOYAGE is, quite simply, a brilliant book . . . skilfully constructed and enthrallingly told’<br /><em>SFX</em></p> <p>‘Baxter handles a complex and gripping plot with his customary aplomb… The ending will blow your mind. Buy TITAN, read it – and then go out and buy everything else that Baxter has ever written’<br /><em>NEW SCIENTIST</em></p> <p>‘A plausible tale of America’s last gasp at interplanetary exploration… Stephen Baxter proves what a cosmic thinker he is’<br /><em>WASHINGTON POST</em></p>

Signs of life have been found on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. A group of visionaries led by NASA’s Paula Benacerraf plan a daring one-way mission that will cost them everything. Taking nearly a decade, the billion-mile voyage includes a ‘slingshot’ transit of Venus, a catastrophic solar storm, and a constant struggle to keep the ship and crew functioning. But it is on the icy surface of Titan itself that the true adventure begins. In the orange methane slush the astronauts will discover the secrets of life’s origins and reach for a human destiny beyond their wildest dreams.
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Signs of life have been found on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.
‘The most important living science-fiction writer in the country’THE TIMES ‘The best SF writer in Britain’SFX Praise for The NASA Trilogy: ‘VOYAGE is, quite simply, a brilliant book . . . skilfully constructed and enthrallingly told’SFX ‘Baxter handles a complex and gripping plot with his customary aplomb… The ending will blow your mind. Buy TITAN, read it – and then go out and buy everything else that Baxter has ever written’NEW SCIENTIST ‘A plausible tale of America’s last gasp at interplanetary exploration… Stephen Baxter proves what a cosmic thinker he is’WASHINGTON POST
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• Real-life science fiction: the hardback was published just as NASA prepared to launch the Cassini probe on it’s seven-year trip to Titan • Powerful mainstream appeal, a present-day setting, utterly plausible and convincing • Titan has been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780008134525
Publisert
2015-12-31
Utgiver
Vendor
HarperVoyager
Vekt
410 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
36 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
592

Forfatter
Baxter, Stephen

Biographical note

Stephen Baxter applied to become an astronaut in 1991. He didn’t make it, but achieved the next best thing by becoming a science fiction writer, and his novels and short stories have been published and have won awards around the world. His science background is in maths and engineering. He is married and lives in Northumberland.

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