Idlewild - Couverture souple

Sagan, Nick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0451461983 ISBN 13 : 9780451461988

Editeur : Roc, 2008

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

It is a not-too-distant future in our all-too-recognizable world. It is the late twenty-first century and a deadly virus has seeped into human kind's genetic make-up. In only a few generations this plague will have wiped us off the face of the planet, but we're not going down without a fight. Teams of scientists, geneticists and programmers race to find a cure, but time is not on our side and our only hope lies in one last, desperate gamble . . .

Eighteen years later and ten individuals are about to come of age. One of them, a young man, is suddenly startled awake. He has no memory. His surroundings mean nothing to him. All he knows for certain is that someone is trying to kill him. Unsure who he can trust, he is reacquainted with his companions, all of whom are being trained at a special establishment run by the elusive Maestro. As he tries to uncover the identity of his would-be killer, it becomes clear that more - so much more - than just his life is at stake . . .

Smart, stylish, terrifying and thrilling in equal measure, Idlewild fuses the fierce imagination of The Matrix with the chilling social vision of Minority Report, and introduces a singular new literary voice.

Quatrième de couverture

Smart, stylish, terrifying - welcome to the day after tomorrow.

It is the late 21st century and a deadly virus has seeped into humankind's genetic make-up. In only a few generations this plague will have wiped us off the face of the planet, but we're not going down without a fight. Teams of scientists, geneticists and programmers race to find a cure, but time is not on our side. Our only hope lies in one last, desperate gamble.

Eighteen years later and ten individuals are about to come of age. One of them is suddenly startled awake. He has no memory. His surroundings mean nothing to him. All he knows for certain is that someone is trying to kill him. As he tries to uncover the identity of his would-be assassin, it becomes abundantly clear that more, much more, than just his life is at stake...

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Roc
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0451461983
• ISBN 13: 9780451461988
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 292
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Roc; contact@upsell.com; ; 10 rue Périer; 13 rue Périer; Montrouge; 92120; France