The Chain of Chance - Softcover

Lem, Stanislaw

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810117304 ISBN 13: 9780810117303

Verlag: Northwestern University Press, 2000

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Written in the style of a detective novel, The Chain of Chance is classic Lem: a combination of action, hard science, and philosophical investigation. An ex-astronaut is hired to look into the death of several wealthy businessmen. The authorities suspect a pattern, but neither the police nor a supercomputer enlisted for the investigation can crack the case.

On a trail leading across Europe, the ex-astronaut barely escapes numerous attempts on his life. Having set himself up as a potential victim, he realizes that he may now be the target of a conspiracy--and that the conspiracy is not the work of a criminal mind, but a manifestation of the laws of nature. Certain patterns have begun to emerge from the chaos of modern society. Some of those patterns can be fatal. . .

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Stanislaw Lem is the most widely translated and best known science fiction author writing outside of the English language. Winner of the Kafka Prize, he is a contributor to many magazines, including the New Yorker, and he is the author of numerous works, including Solaris.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Northwestern University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0810117304
• ISBN 13: 9780810117303
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 179
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