Rogue Command - Couverture souple

Marshall, A. J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0955188644 ISBN 13 : 9780955188640

Editeur : MPress, 2011

Synopsis

Synopsis: The story begins with a catastrophe for mankind the result of an unexpected, unprecedented and obscene criminal conspiracy. For governments and scientific authorities who have knowledge of the event for it plays out on a distant moon in our solar system the repercussions are immense. For more than two decades the world's three largest conglomerates have monopolised the planets supply of minerals, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and cybernetic technology. Spheron, Epsilon Rio and Tongsei Heavy Industries, begin welding their industrial might to further aspirations of controlling perhaps the greatest commodity of all electricity. For their plans to work they need to secure an operating base free from the restrictions, restraints and potential military repression of the world's governments a base where they can coordinate illegal and inhuman activates unfettered. There is only one such place the Moon s fledgling colony, Andromeda. To achieve this ambition, the faceless leaders of the conglomerates, while appearing above the law, instigate a secretive, remorseless and deadly multipronged attack on democracy. In 2054, as the final remnants of Earth s carbon-based fuels are consumed and green energy remains hopelessly inadequate, a population of 16 billion people depends almost wholly on electricity produced by three Kalahari crystals (an energy source found on Mars four years earlier - Book 1 - The Osiris Revelations). Threatened further by a climatic backlash that has reduced global surface temperatures and curtailed food production, life on the surface is becoming precarious and humankind is looking towards a subterranean existence for survival. Richard James Reece, a reluctant agent for the British Government is recalled from duties on the Moon. His knowledge of the Kalahari crystals and the old people is essential and his intervention imperative. But he has a secret of his own. By exposing his past to the world, he risks all that is dear to him: his career and his new life in Andromeda. But only he has the knowledge and the ability to counter the unscrupulous conglomerates. Meanwhile on Mars, Commander Tom Race, a brother in arms, discovers the secrets of mankind s ancestry and possibly a way to stop what seems inevitable our demise as surface dwellers on planet Earth. Another consciousness programmed by humans but alien in its intent that is driven by vengeance returns from a long space voyage to plague mankind. Should her vindictive intentions come to fruition, then the supercomputer code named EMILY will rid planet Earth of humans forever. This menace, neither selective nor negotiable, is unknown until the last minute, and then the world surely needs a selfless hero. Will the Moon colony Andromeda survive an attack by robots? Will only the infantile colony on Mars carry forward mankind s seed? Will the existence of humans on the surface of planet Earth cease? Expertly contrived, cleverly written, accurately researched and with galloping pace, Rogue Command is a fitting conclusion to the Kalahari adventure.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

About Andrew Marshall: Andrew was born in South Wales, but grew up in the London area. As a teenager, he joined the Royal Navy where he studied aeronautical engineering before transferring to flying duties. He flew both helicopters and aeroplanes and recalls his best years as a Search and Rescue pilot in the west of England. After leaving the military in the mid nineties he joined the airlines, gaining experience in a variety of sectors. He is presently a corporate pilot flying the Dassault Falcon 7X long range business jet - arguably the world's most advanced commercial aircraft. He began his literary career writing short stories and drama in his spare time. Andrew's love of aviation, space and science reflects in his work where his novels have been described as science fiction at its most believable. Rogue Command is the fifth and final book in his acclaimed Kalahari Series and is available from 1st September 2011.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: MPress
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0955188644
• ISBN 13: 9780955188640
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 776
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible