Abaddon's Gate: Book 3 of the Expanse (now a Prime Original series) - Softcover

Corey, James S. A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841499935 ISBN 13: 9781841499932

Verlag: Orbit, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES ON NETFLIXAbaddon's Gate is the third book in the New York Times bestselling Expanse series. For generations, the solar system - Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt - was humanity's great frontier. Until now., The alien artefact working through its program under the clouds of Venus has emerged to build a massive structure outside the orbit of Uranus: a gate that leads into a starless dark. Jim Holden and the crew of the Rocinante are part of a vast flotilla of scientific and military ships going out to examine the artefact. But behind the scenes, a complex plot is unfolding, with the destruction of Holden at its core., As the emissaries of the human race try to find whether the gate is an opportunity or a threat, the greatest danger is the one they brought with them.The Expanse series has sold over two million copies worldwide and is now a major television series.The Expanse series: Leviathan WakesCaliban's WarAbaddon's GateCibola BurnNemesis GamesBabylon's AshesPersepolis RisingPraise for the Expanse: 'The science fictional equivalent of A Song of Ice and Fire' NPR Books'As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form' io9.com'Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fights' wired.com'High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer, cutting-edge technology and a group of unforgettable characters . . ., Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce' Library Journal'This is the future the way it's supposed to be' Wall Street Journal'Tense and thrilling' SciFiNow

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Interplanetary adventure the way it ought to be (George R. R. Martin on Leviathan Wakes)

As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form (io9.com on Leviathan Wakes)

This is the future the way it's supposed to be (Wall Street Journal on Leviathan Wakes)

Tense and thrilling (SciFiNow on Leviathan Wakes)

Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fight scenes (wired.com on Leviathan Wakes)

High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer, cutting-edge technology and a group of unforgettable characters . . . Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce (Library Journal on Leviathan Wakes)

As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form (io9.com)

This is the future the way it was supposed to be (The Wall Street Journal on Leviathan Wakes)

A politically complex and pulse-pounding page turner . . . Series fans will find this installment the best yet (PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review))

The best space opera has to offer (LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review))

Biografía del autor:

James S. A. Corey is the pen name of fantasy author Daniel Abraham, author of the critically acclaimed Long Price Quartet, and Ty Franck. They both live in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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• Verlag: Orbit
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1841499935
• ISBN 13: 9781841499932
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 560