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Fearn, John Russell

 
9781434445223: Fugitive of Time: A Classic Science Fiction Novel
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1434445224 ISBN 13 : 9781434445223
Editeur : Borgo Press, 2012

Synopsis

Gordon Fryer, a young, unemployed engineer, finds a post as a scientific guinea pig and assistant to an elderly scientist, Dr. Royd. But the result of Royd’s experiment predicts the exact hour and day of Gordon's death--a mere thirteen years hence--with a series of photographs of the future. Fryer makes a deadly enemy of Royd’s butler, Blessington, who targets him with poison-pen letters, but when his campaign culminates in attempted murder, Blessington is imprisoned. Fryer and his new wife and Dr. Royd then collaborate to create several wonders of modern science, including an artificial eye that restores sight to the blind. But can Fryer circumvent his predicted death and escape his supposed destiny--or is Time fixed in an unwavering pattern that no man can ever evade? An intriguing, highly entertaining story of a scientific genius who becomes a true...Fugitive of Time!

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Gordon Fryer, a young, unemployed engineer, finds a post as a scientific guinea pig and assistant to an elderly scientist, Dr. Royd. But the result of Royd’s experiment predicts the exact hour and day of Gordon's death--a mere thirteen years hence--with a series of photographs of the future. Fryer makes a deadly enemy of Royd’s butler, Blessington, who targets him with poison-pen letters, but when his campaign culminates in attempted murder, Blessington is imprisoned. Fryer and his new wife and Dr. Royd then collaborate to create several wonders of modern science, including an artificial eye that restores sight to the blind. But can Fryer circumvent his predicted death and escape his supposed destiny--or is Time fixed in an unwavering pattern that no man can ever evade? An intriguing, highly entertaining story of a scientific genius who becomes a true...Fugitive of Time!

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Éditeur
Borgo Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1434445224
ISBN 13 
9781434445223
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
200
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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