Existence - Couverture souple

Brin, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0356501736 ISBN 13 : 9780356501734

Editeur : Orbit, 2012

Synopsis

OUR CONTINUED EXISTENCE WAS NEVER A GIVEN.

Year after year, humanity has survived the main pitfalls awaiting us - natural disasters, nuclear war, rising seas. But when an alien artefact is found floating in Earth's orbit, it pushes our troubled world to the brink of chaos.

Is this a message in a bottle bringing peace and enlightenment from the stars? Or a warning, threatening to destroy what little stability mankind has achieved? The world is divided - holding its breath. Soon we will know the secret of existence.

Brilliant and gripping, David Brin's novel of the near future is the work of a modern master of science fiction.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

David Brin is the acclaimed Hugo and Nebula award-winning author of ten novels and two collections of short stories. He has a doctorate in astrophysics, and has been a consultant to NASA and a graduate-level physics professor. He lives in California.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Our continued existence was never a given.

We've always wanted to know our destiny. But when the end seems in sight, how will the world react?

An alien artefact plucked from Earth's orbit throws the world into chaos with both warning and a promise. For the prophet who dreams of new world order, survival means putting an end to democracy. For the movie mogul with a talent for spinning facts, the public doesn't know what's best for them. And for the reporter determined to discover the truth, the world needs to know what's at stake.

All are determined to hold off Armageddon.

All will play their part in what's to come.

Both brilliant and terrifying, David Brin's novel of the near future is a tour de force of storytelling. It is the work of a modern master of science fiction.

'Take a world soaked in near-future strangeness and complexity . . . Hotwire with wisdom and wonder . . . Brin is back' Stephen Baxter

'David Brin takes on one of the fundamental themes in science fiction - and what is also one of the fundamental questions humanity faces in this century . . . Existence is not to be missed' Vernor Vinge

David Brin is the author of over 15 novels including the award-winning Uplift series.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Orbit
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0356501736
• ISBN 13: 9780356501734
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 688
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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