Description |
293 pages ; 18 cm |
Note |
Originally published: Garden city, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1972. |
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"Bantam Spectra Books." |
Contents |
Against stupidity -- The gods themselves -- Contend in vain? |
Summary |
"In the year 2100, mankind on Earth, settlers in a lunar colony and aliens from the para-universe, a strange universe parallel in time to our own, are faced with a race against time to prevent total destruction of the Earth. The invention of the Inter-Universe Electron Pump has threatened the rate of hydrogen fusion in the sun, leading, inevitably, to the possibilty of a vast explosion -- and the vapourisation of the Earth exactly eight minutes later . . . Only a few know the terrifying truth--an outcast Earth scientist, a rebellious alien inhabitant of a dying planet, a lunar-born human intuitionist who senses the imminent annihilation of the Sun. They know the truth--but who will listen? They have foreseen the cost of abundant energy--but who will believe? These few beings, human and alien, hold the key to the Earth's survival. |
Subject |
Energy policy -- 22nd century -- Fiction.
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Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction.
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Energy policy. (OCoLC)fst00910200
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Extraterrestrial beings. (OCoLC)fst01742248
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Chronological Term |
2100 - 2199
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Genre/Form |
Science fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726489
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Science fiction.
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ISBN |
0553288105 (pbk.) |
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9780553288100 (pbk.) |
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