Beginning with an in-depth look at what the 21st century might bring in the way of technological advances and an examination of our past efforts to gain the future (the Apollo programme and the Space Shuttle) DEEP FUTURE takes you on a dizzying ride to the limits of time and space and looks at how mankind might overcome the unavoidable limitations of a physical universe and win the deep future. Only a writer as imaginatively gifted as Stephen Baxter could present a future history of mankind that incorporates space-faring genetically modified squid and the mining of black holes. DEEP FUTURE is a vivid travelogue of both the distant future and the far reaches of a solar system we must colonise and a galaxy we simply must inherit in order to survive. The logic of a vast universe in which we seem to be alone could be grim but in Baxter's hands the deep future is our only possible refuge. Even the chapter which charts how nature will leave us behind if we fail is a beautifully atmospheric cautionary tale.
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Stephen Baxter has become one of the SF genre's key figures. Novels such as The Time Ships and Voyage have won awards and been published everywhere from Japan, to Holland, to Finland and the US.
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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR003138504
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Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0575071958I3N00
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Vendeur : World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
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Vendeur : WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Royaume-Uni
hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur rev8980615549
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Vendeur : World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
Hardback. Etat : Good. Beginning with an in-depth look at what the 21st century might bring in the way of technological advances and an examination of our past efforts to gain the future (the Apollo programme and the Space Shuttle) DEEP FUTURE takes you on a dizzying ride to the limits of time and space and looks at how mankind might overcome the unavoidable limitations of a physical universe and win the deep future. Only a writer as imaginatively gifted as Stephen Baxter could present a future history of mankind that incorporates space-faring genetically modified squid and the mining of black holes. DEEP FUTURE is a vivid travelogue of both the distant future and the far reaches of a solar system we must colonise and a galaxy we simply must inherit in order to survive. The logic of a vast universe in which we seem to be alone could be grim but in Baxter's hands the deep future is our only possible refuge. Even the chapter which charts how nature will leave us behind if we fail is a beautifully atmospheric cautionary tale. N° de réf. du vendeur CIN0575071958G
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Vendeur : Ziesings, Shingletown, CA, Etats-Unis
London: Orion:, 2001. First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Fine dust jacket, 215 pp. It's Baxter's heavy non-fiction item. Baxter does Toffler. Baxter does Clarke. Baxter does Buckminster Fuller. This guy probably knows the answers to some of the following questions: How different will life be at the end of the 2First century? Can technology save us from ecological disaster? What have we learned from the Apollo program? When can we expect to go hang out on other celestial bodies? Are there other dudes in the universe? And the clincher. . .what can we do to survive the end of time itself? Head-scratching stuff from a guy with a giant brain. First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Fine dust jacket, N° de réf. du vendeur 11648
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Vendeur : Surprise Books PBFA, Stroud Glos, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Fine/Fine. Not price clipped. SIGNED. Breath taking science fiction set at the end of the 21C. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur 6576
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Vendeur : Porcupine Books, Ilford, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Gollancz 2001 First Edition First Printing Slightly bumped at top and base of spine and page edges lightly browned else Fine book in Dust Jacket with a tiny chip near the top of the front fold. ''How different will life be at the end of the 21st century? Can technology save us from ecological disaster? What is to be learnt from the abortive Apollo and Shuttle proqrammes that will help us escape the bounds of Earth in the future? And if we do escape Earth can we make a home on the harsh planets and moons of our solar system? ''. Book. N° de réf. du vendeur 115977
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Vendeur : Stephen White Books, Bradford, Royaume-Uni
hardcover. Etat : Good. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover. Quick dispatch from UK seller. N° de réf. du vendeur mon0000385505
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Vendeur : Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, Royaume-Uni
Original Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Very slight bumping to bottom corners. Slight surface and edge wear to jacket. First printing. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur 001138
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