Firefall by Peter Watts (English) Paperback Book

Description: Firefall by Peter Watts After an unexplained moment of surveillance by an alien intelligence no further contact has been made for twenty-five years. But all this is about to change. For a man hiding in the Oregon desert is about to play a key role in the next stage of human evolution. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Firefall is the omnibus edition of the novels Blindsight and Echopraxia. February 13, 2082, First Contact. Sixty-two thousand objects of unknown origin plunge into Earths atmosphere – a perfect grid of falling stars screaming across the radio spectrum as they burn. Not even ashes reach the ground. Three hundred and sixty degrees of global surveillance: something just took a snapshot. And then... nothing. But from deep space, whispers. Something out there talks – but not to us. Two ships, Theseus and the Crown of Thorns, are launched to discover the origin of Earths visitation, one bound for the outer dark of the Kuiper Belt, the other for the heart of the Solar System. Their crews can barely be called human, what they will face certainly cant. A tour de force, redefining the First Contact story for good Charles Stross. If you only read one science fiction novel this year, make it this one!... It puts the whole of the rest of the genre in the shade... It deserves to walk away with the Clarke, the Hugo, the Nebula, the BSFA, and pretty much any other genre award for which its eligible. Its off the scale... F**king awesome! Richard Morgan. State-of-the-art science fiction: smart, dark and it grabs you by the throat from page one Neal Ascher. Notes The Hugo-nominated Blindsight is combined with its sequel, Echopraxia, in a bold duology of science fiction. Includes extra content and authors notes. Author Biography Peter Watts is a science fiction writer and a reformed marine-mammal biologist. He is the author of the Rifters trilogy, a winner of the Aurora, Hugo and Shirley Jackson awards and a Locus, Sturgeon and Campbell award nominee. Watts lives in Toronto. Review A tour de force -- Charles StrossRemarkable -- Gene WolfeExhilarating, up-to-date science fiction * New York Times *State of the art. Smart, dark and it grabs you by the throat from page one -- Neal AscherIf you read one SF novel this year, read this one -- Richard MorganBrilliant and merciless * SFX * Promotional After an unexplained moment of surveillance by an alien intelligence no further contact has been made for twenty-five years. But all this is about to change. For a man hiding in the Oregon desert is about to play a key role in the next stage of human evolution. Review Quote State of the art. Smart, dark and it grabs you by the throat from page one Neal Ascher. Feature The most exciting first contact novel since Arthur C. Clarkes 2001. Description for Sales People The most exciting first contact novel since Arthur C. Clarkes 2001. Details ISBN178669610X Author Peter Watts Pages 768 Year 2017 ISBN-10 178669610X ISBN-13 9781786696106 Format Paperback Publication Date 2017-07-13 Imprint Head of Zeus Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book DEWEY 813.6 Language English UK Release Date 2017-07-13 NZ Release Date 2017-07-13 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Alternative 9781784080457 Audience General AU Release Date 2017-09-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123626422;

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