عنوان

Pandora's star /

(Number (ISBN

0345461622

(Number (ISBN

0345479211

(Number (ISBN

9780345461629

(Number (ISBN

9780345479211

Number

b771082

Title Proper

Pandora's star /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Peter F. Hamilton.

Edition Statement

First edition.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Del Rey/Ballantine Books,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2004.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

758 pages ;

Dimensions

25 cm

Text of Note

"Jacket illustration by John Harris"--Back flap of book jacket.

Text of Note

The year is 2380. The Intersolar Commonwealth, a sphere of stars some four hundred light-years in diameter, contains more than six hundred worlds, interconnected by a web of transport "tunnels" known as wormholes. At the farthest edge of the Commonwealth, astronomer Dudley Bose observes the impossible: Over one thousand light-years away, a star ... vanishes. It does not go supernova. It does not collapse into a black hole. It simply disappears. Since the location is too distant to reach by wormhole, a faster-than-light starship, the Second Chance, is dispatched to learn what has occurred and whether it represents a threat. In command is Wilson Kime, a five-time rejuvenated ex-NASA pilot whose glory days are centuries behind him. Opposed to the mission are the Guardians of Selfhood, a cult that believes the human race is being manipulated by an alien entity they call the Starflyer. Bradley Johansson, leader of the Guardians, warns of sabotage, fearing the Starflyer means to use the starship--s mission for its own ends. Pursued by a Commonwealth special agent convinced the Guardians are crazy but dangerous, Johansson flees. But the danger is not averted. Aboard the Second Chance, Kime wonders if his crew has been infiltrated. Soon enough, he will have other worries. A thousand light-years away, something truly incredible is waiting: a deadly discovery whose unleashing will threaten to destroy the Commonwealth ... and humanity itself. Could it be that Johansson was right?

Interplanetary voyages, Fiction.

Science fiction, English.

Interplanetary voyages.

Science fiction, English.

Mars (Planet), Fiction.

Mars, Fiction.

Mars (Planet)

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Hamilton, Peter F.

Harris, John,1948 July 29-

Date of Transaction

20201206170716.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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