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Etat : New. Idioma/Language: Inglés. The Firstbornâ"the mysterious race of aliens who first became known to science fiction fans as the builders of the iconic black monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey â" have inhabited legendary master of science fiction Sir Arthur C. Clarkeâs writing for decades. With Timeâs Eye and Sunstorm, the first two books in their acclaimed Time Odyssey series, Clarke and his brilliant co-author Stephen Baxter imagined a near-future in which the Firstborn seek to stop the advance of human civilization by employing a technology indistinguishable from magic. Their first act was the Discontinuity, in which Earth was carved into sections from different eras of history, restitched into a patchwork world, and renamed Mir. Mirâs inhabitants included such notables as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and United Nations peacekeeper Bisesa Dutt. For reasons unknown to her, Bisesa entered into communication with an alien artifact of inscrutable purpose and godlike powerâ"a power that eventually returned her to Earth. There, she played an instrumental role in humanityâs race against time to stop a doomsday event: a massive solar storm triggered by the alien Firstborn designed to eradicate all life from the planet. That fate was averted at an inconceivable price. Now, twenty-seven years later, the Firstborn are back. This time, they are pulling no punches: They have sent a âquantum bomb. â Speeding toward Earth, it is a device that human scientists can barely comprehend, that cannot be stopped or destroyedâ"and one that will obliterate Earth. Bisesaâs desperate quest for answers sends her first to Mars and then to Mir, which is itself threatened with extinction. The end seems inevitable. But as shocking new insights emerge into the nature of the Firstborn and their chilling plans for mankind, an unexpected ally appears from light-years away. *** Nota: Los envíos a España peninsular, Baleares y Canarias se realizan a través de mensajería urgente. No aceptamos pedidos con destino a Ceuta y Melilla.

Mass Market Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.5.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. An inventor discovers a way to us quantom physics to see anywhere, even into the past, changing the fabric of society. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. When Sir Arthur C. Clarke, the greatest science fiction writer ever, teams up with award-winning author Stephen Baxter, who shares Clarke's bold vision of a future where technology and humanism advance hand in hand, the result is bound to be a book of stellar ambition and accomplishment. Such was the case with Time's Eye. Now, in the highly anticipated sequel, Clarke and Baxter draw their epic to a triumphant conclusion that is as mind-blowing as anything in Clarke's famous Space Odyssey series. SUNSTORM Returned to the Earth of 2037 by the Firstborn, mysterious beings of almost limitless technological prowess, Bisesa Dutt is haunted by the memories of her five years spent on the strange alternate Earth called Mir, a jigsaw-puzzle world made up of lands and people cut out of different eras of Earth's history. Why did the Firstborn create Mir? Why was Bisesa taken there and then brought back on the day after her original disappearance? Bisesa's questions receive a chilling answer when scientists discover an anomaly in the sun's core-an anomaly that has no natural cause is evidence of alien intervention over two thousand years before. Now plans set in motion millennia ago by inscrutable watchers light-years away are coming to fruition in a sunstorm designed to scour the Earth of all life in a bombardment of deadly radiation. Thus commences a furious race against a ticking solar time bomb. But even now, as apocalypse looms, cooperation is not easy for the peoples and nations of the Earth. Religious and political differences threaten to undermine every effort. And all the while, the Firstborn are watching. Mylar protector included. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Sir Arthur C. Clarke is a living legend, a writer whose name has been synonymous with science fiction for more than fifty years. An indomitable believer in human and scientific potential, Clarke is a genuine visionary. If Clarke has an heir among today's science fiction writers, it is award-winning author Stephen Baxter. In each of his acclaimed novels, Baxter has demonstrated dazzling gifts of imagination and intellect, along with a rare ability to bring the most cerebral science dramatically to life. Now these two champions of humanism and scientific speculation have combined their talents in a novel sure to be one of the most talked-about of the year, a 2001 for the new millennium. TIME'S EYE For eons, Earth has been under observation by the Firstborn, beings almost as old as the universe itself. The Firstborn are unknown to humankind-- until they act. In an instant, Earth is carved up and reassembled like a huge jigsaw puzzle. Suddenly the planet and every living thing on it no longer exist in a single timeline. Instead, the world becomes a patchwork of eras, from prehistory to 2037, each with its own indigenous inhabitants. Scattered across the planet are floating silver orbs impervious to all weapons and impossible to communicate with. Are these technologically advanced devices responsible for creating and sustaining the rifts in time? Are they cameras through which inscrutable alien eyes are watching? Or are they something stranger and more terrifying still? The answer may lie in the ancient city of Babylon, where two groups of refugees from 2037--three cosmonauts returning to Earth from the International Space Station, and three United Nations peacekeepers on a mission in Afghanistan--have detected radio signals: the only such signals on the planet, apart from their own. The peacekeepers find allies in nineteenth-century British troops and in the armies of Alexander the Great. The astronauts, crash-landed in the steppes of Asia, join forces with the Mongol horde led by Genghis Khan. The two sides set out for Babylon, each determined to win the race for knowledge . . . and the power that lies within. Yet the real power is beyond human control, perhaps even human understanding. As two great armies face off before the gates of Babylon, it watches, waiting. . . . Mylar protector included. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Sir Arthur C. Clarke is a living legend, a writer whose name has been synonymous with science fiction for more than fifty years. An indomitable believer in human and scientific potential, Clarke is a genuine visionary. If Clarke has an heir among today's science fiction writers, it is award-winning author Stephen Baxter. In each of his acclaimed novels, Baxter has demonstrated dazzling gifts of imagination and intellect, along with a rare ability to bring the most cerebral science dramatically to life. Now these two champions of humanism and scientific speculation have combined their talents in a novel sure to be one of the most talked-about of the year, a 2001 for the new millennium. TIME'S EYE For eons, Earth has been under observation by the Firstborn, beings almost as old as the universe itself. The Firstborn are unknown to humankind-- until they act. In an instant, Earth is carved up and reassembled like a huge jigsaw puzzle. Suddenly the planet and every living thing on it no longer exist in a single timeline. Instead, the world becomes a patchwork of eras, from prehistory to 2037, each with its own indigenous inhabitants. Scattered across the planet are floating silver orbs impervious to all weapons and impossible to communicate with. Are these technologically advanced devices responsible for creating and sustaining the rifts in time? Are they cameras through which inscrutable alien eyes are watching? Or are they something stranger and more terrifying still? The answer may lie in the ancient city of Babylon, where two groups of refugees from 2037--three cosmonauts returning to Earth from the International Space Station, and three United Nations peacekeepers on a mission in Afghanistan--have detected radio signals: the only such signals on the planet, apart from their own. The peacekeepers find allies in nineteenth-century British troops and in the armies of Alexander the Great. The astronauts, crash-landed in the steppes of Asia, join forces with the Mongol horde led by Genghis Khan. The two sides set out for Babylon, each determined to win the race for knowledge . . . and the power that lies within. Yet the real power is beyond human control, perhaps even human understanding. As two great armies face off before the gates of Babylon, it watches, waiting. . . . Solid binding. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Mass Market Paperback. Etat : Good+. Reader's creases and light, general wear.

A Hardbound. Etat : Fine. First Edition First Printing.

Etat : new. Pages: 374 Language: Estonian. Ulmekirjanduse 7. suurmeister 1986. aastast Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) ja moodsa briti ulme superstaar Stephen Baxter (1957) ühendasid 21. sajandi avakümnendil jõud, et luua ulmeromaanide triloogia, mis tõukus Clarke'i ilmakuulsast teosest "2001: kosmoseodüsseia" (2001: A Space Odyssey; 1968, ek. 1999), olles tolle originaalse romaanisarja teemasid edasi arendavaks omamoodi paralleeltsükliks. Tulnukrass Esmasündinud on tagasi. Paarkümmend aastat pärast puslemaailma Mir loomist ja päikesetormide läkitamist Maa suunas püüavad Esmasündinud taas hukutada inimtsivilisatsiooni, saates meile seekord kaela kvintpommi, mis suudab hävitada meie maailma aluseks olevat mateeriat. Kaks autorit jagavad nägemust tulevikust, kus tehnoloogia ja humanism arenevad käsikäes. Kui nende romaanide pöörastest teadusfantastilistest ideedest aimub vanameister Clarkei kätt, siis teoste hoogsast ja põnevast sündmustikust tunneb lugeja rohkem ära Stephen Baxteri käekirja. 9789916739587.

Etat : new. Pages: 336 Language: Estonian. Ulmekirjanduse 7. suurmeister 1986. aastast Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) ja moodsa briti ulme superstaar Stephen Baxter (1957) ühendasid 21. sajandi avakümnendil jõud, et luua ulmeromaanide triloogia, mis tõukus Clarke'i ilmakuulsast teosest "2001: kosmoseodüsseia" (2001: A Space Odyssey; 1968, ek. 1999), olles tolle originaalse romaanisarja teemasid edasi arendavaks omamoodi paralleeltsükliks. ÜRO rahuvalvaja Bisesa Dutt on pärast meeletut ajarännuseiklust Esmasündinute loodud puslemaailmas Miris tagasi Londonis aastal 2037 ja päris maailmas pole mingit ajastute segipaiskumist toimunudki. Bisesa on lihtsalt ootamatult sattunud tagasi Londonisse, samasse päeva, mil esimese raamatu seiklused algasid, ainult et bioloogiliselt on tema jaoks möödunud viis aastat. Maad tabab sel päeval esimene päikesetorm ning teadlased arvutavad välja, et järgmine päikesetorm tabab planeeti aastal 2042. Ning sedapuhku hävitaks see Maal kõik elava. Kui nende romaanide pöörastest teadusfantastilistest ideedest aimub vanameister Clarke'i kätt, siis teoste hoogsast ja põnevast sündmustikust tunneb lugeja rohkem ära Stephen Baxteri käekirja. Orpheuse Raamatukogus ilmub peatselt ka "Ajaodüsseia"-triloogia kolmas romaan "Esmasündinud" (2007). 9789916739242.

Etat : new. Pages: 332 Language: Estonian. Ulmekirjanduse suurmeister Sir Arthur C. Clarke ja moodsa briti ulme superstaar Stephen Baxter ühendasid 21. sajandi avakümnendil jõud, et luua ulmeromaanide triloogia, mis tõukus Clarke'i ilmakuulsast teosest "2001: kosmoseodüsseia", olles tolle originaalse romaanisarja teemasid edasi arendavaks omamoodi paralleeltsükliks. "Ajaodüsseia I. Aja silm" algab sellega, kuidas inimkonda uurima saabunud tulnukate rass paiskab segi meie aegruumi kontiinumi, nii et 1885. aastal Briti India loodepiiril tegutsev nooruke ajakirjanik Rudyard Kipling asetab end korraga vastamisi 2037. aastast pärit helikopteri meeskonna ja ÜRO rahuvalvajatega. Enne veel, kui eri aegadest pärit romaani kangelased jõuavad aru saada, mis õieti on toimunud, kistakse nad verisesse heitlusse Aleksander Suure faalanksite ja Tshingis-khaani mongolihordide vahel iidse Babüloni müüride all. 9789916739051.

Tapa Blanda. Etat : Bien. 1ª Edición. Traducción Paula Gamissans Serna. Tapa blanda con solapas. 9788498003529. La Factoria de Ideas. España. 2007. 23x16 centímetros. 315 páginas. Tapa blanda. Estado=Bien. Español.