Hellhole - Couverture rigide

Herbert, Brian; Anderson, Kevin J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0765322692 ISBN 13 : 9780765322692

Editeur : Tor Books, 2011

Synopsis

Book by Herbert Brian Anderson Kevin J

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Only the most desperate would ever dare to make a new home on Hellhole, a planet ravaged by natural disasters. Persistent volcanic eruptions, destructive storms and recent damage inflicted by asteroid impact make the planet a dumping ground for undesirables, misfits and charlatans. But its location out on the wild frontiers of the Constellation, among the Deep Zone worlds, makes it the final refuge for those fleeing from the rule of Diadem Michella Duchenet - a tyrant with a sweet face, but a dark and heardened heart.
General Adolphus, the military leader exiled to the planet when he was defeated in the first revolution against the Diadem, is determined to transform Hellhole into a place of opportunity. While the colonists are diligently working to develop the planet, the General is forging secret alliances with the leaders of the other Deep Zone worlds. He dreams of turning his prison into the centre of a new coalition of planets free from the Diadem's iron grip.
Back on the decadent capital planet of Sonjeera, surrounded by corruption and consumed by the plots and feuds of the old guard nobles, Diadem Michella is confident that the General has been neutralized. She has no idea of the revolt growing in the Deep Zone . . . or does she?
But what no one knows is this: the planet Hellhole, though damaged and volatile, hides secrets of historic magnitude. Lurking beneath the surface are the remnants of an obliterated alien civilization, detailing an unrecorded past, which, if unearthed, could tear the fragile human civilization apart.

Quatrième de couverture :

Only the most desperate would ever dare to make a home on Hellhole
Ravaged by volcanic eruptions, destructive storms and asteroid impacts, Hellhole is a dumping ground for undesirables. But its location on the wild frontiers of the Constellation also makes it the final refuge for those fleeing from the rule of the tyrant Diadem Michella Duchenet.

General Adolphus, defeated in the first revolution against the Diadem, is determined to transform Hellhole into a new world. While the colonists develop the planet, the General forges secret alliances with other Deep Zone worlds and dreams of turning Hellhole into the centre of a new coalition of free planets.

Back on the decadent capital planet Sonjeera, surrounded by corruption, Diadem Michella is confident that the General has been neutralized. She has no idea of the revolt growing in the Deep Zone . . . or does she?

What no faction knows is this: Hellhole is hiding secrets that could destroy everything. Lurking beneath the surface are the remnants of an obliterated alien civilization which, if unearthed, could tear the fragile human civilization apart.
"If you like great science fiction on an epic scale, you have to read Hellhole"
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À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Tor Books
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0765322692
• ISBN 13: 9780765322692
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 532