Masters of Evolution / Fire in the Heavens (Vintage Ace Double, D-375)

George O. Smith,Damon Knight

ISBN 10: 0441043755 / ISBN 13: 9780441043750

Edité par Ace Double Novels, 1959

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Synopsis :

MASTERS OF EVOLUTION:
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Alvah Gustad was typical of New York City's twenty million citizens. He took for granted such luxuries as synthetic foods and robot-servants, and he knew beyond a doubt that the Cities offered the only acceptable way of life for civilized man.
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But roaming the vast plains between the continent's five Cities, ever growing and expanding, were the dreaded tribes of Muckfeet. In direct antithesis to the City dwellers, these illiterate savages actually GREW food and RAISED animals. And how they smelled! It was so bad that Alvah could feel his stomach churn at the mere mention of their name.
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There was one thing in the Muckfoot territory that the Cities did need, though-metal ores. And Alvah, faced with the job of liason to the tribes around New York, had to somehow make his patriotism outweigh his nausea. If he succeeded, the Cities would be monuments to eternity; if he failed - -

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Masters of Evolution / Fire in the Heavens (...
Éditeur : Ace Double Novels
Date d'édition : 1959
Reliure : Mass Market Paperback
Etat : Good