Appleseed
John Clute(Author)
Orbit (Publisher)
Published on 4. April 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
338 pages
978-1-84149-100-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Klavier Station has been silently ambling through the empty sectors of the galaxy for longer than anyone can remember. If it hides a mystery, it is well concealed. Nathaniel Freer, a trader en route with a cargo of dedicated nano-robots, knows that he has been manoeuvred into stopping for repairs on Klavier having survived what was made to look like a botched attempt at piracy. And once there, he gradually begins to understand why. For his cargo is destined for a recently colonized planet whose only export promises to revolutionise data-processing. That export has a remarkable, ancient connection, with Klavier. And if it's reawakened, the universe will become a very different place. Fast-paced hard SF at its best, APPLESEED is a fireworks display of storytelling. More information on this book and others can be found on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk
Reviews / Votes
'A triumph ... surely the most original and one of the most entertaining novels of the year ... goes beyond most space opera in stylistic inventiveness, wit and sheer joie de vivre' TLS 'intoxicating...remarkable' NEIL GAIMAN 'Exuberant, witty, sexy, satirical...every word is a special effects firecracker' STEPHEN BAXTER 'A glorious explosion of language and thought' JOE HALDEMAN 'A comprehensive re-imagining of space opera - not to say space - for the 21st century' M.JOHN HARRISONMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 108 mm
Weight
190 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84149-100-4 (9781841491004)
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Person
John Clute is an award-winning SF and fantasy critic and in 1994 received the Pilgrim award for distinguished contributions to the study of science fiction. He is the co-editor of the acclaimed Encyclopedias of Science Fiction and Fantasy.