The Echo - Couverture souple

Smythe, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0007456786 ISBN 13 : 9780007456789

Editeur : Harper Voyager, 2014

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“The mystery of the Anomaly is completely compelling. ...with an added spookiness that will give readers chills.” (Library Journal)

“There have been teachers in space, senators, and the wealthy who buy tickets. But never has a journalist been launched over the atmosphere. Until Smythe’s gripping novel.” (New York Post)

“This is a remarkable book: a state-of-the-art spacecraft constructed from ideas, and propelled by a powerful story. Gripping, terrifying and audacious--an exploration in every sense of the word.” (Charles Yu, author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe)

“The Explorer has the dreamlike detachment of an Ishiguro novel.... reminiscent of a 1970s space movie, where the darkness of the void mirrors the darkness of the human soul.” (Financial Times)

“Science fiction is best when it does what we least expect, when it transforms narrative into something you don’t see coming....It’s a trick not every writer can master, but Smythe makes a marvel of this world, and these characters, and makes this reader want the sequel now.” (Romantic Times BOOKclub (Top Pick!))

“A brilliant book — funny, desperate, desolate, sad, all in equal measure.” (Chuck Wendig)

“A challenging and stimulating read.” (Booklist)

“The Explorer is essentially exemplary: a short, sharp shock of a story from an author who deserves to do as well for himself as he does by us. It’s perfectly plotted, smartly characterised and rife with insight and excitement.” (Tor.com)

“The Explorer by James Smythe is quiet, dark book which focuses on the dark and quiet of space....It may not be a flashy...but it is a fascinating character study that could only exist in a science-fictional world.” (io9.com)

“A] mind-bending, heart-wrenching, avalanche of a reading experience... an oasis for readers thirsty to find an engaging book... books like this are the kind that create fans, and I’m proud to be one.” (SF Signal)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The stunning sequel to James Smythe s critically acclaimed literary sci-fi novel THE EXPLORER

TWENTY YEARS following the spacecraft Ishiguro s disappearance, humanity is setting its sights on the heavens once more.

Under the direction of two of the most brilliant minds science has ever seen twin brothers Tomas and Mirakel Hyvönen this space programme has been tasked with one of the most difficult missions in its history: to study what is being called the anomaly a vast blackness of space thought to be responsible for the loss of the Ishiguro.

But as the anomaly tests Mira and the rest of the hand-picked crew s sanity, Tomas will have to use all his ingenuity if he is to save his brother and their mission.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper Voyager
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0007456786
• ISBN 13: 9780007456789
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320