Transition (Culture) - Tapa blanda

Banks, Iain M.

 
9780316071994: Transition (Culture)
Tapa blanda
ISBN 10: 0316071994 ISBN 13: 9780316071994
Editorial: ORBIT, 2010

Sinopsis

There is a world that hangs suspended between triumph and catastrophe, between the dismantling of the Wall and the fall of the Twin Towers, frozen in the shadow of suicide terrorism and global financial collapse. Such a world requires a firm hand and a guiding light. But does it need the Concern: an all-powerful organization with a malevolent presiding genius, pervasive influence and numberless invisible operatives in possession of extraordinary powers?

Among those operatives are Temudjin Oh, of mysterious Mongolian origins, an un-killable assassin who journeys between the peaks of Nepal, a version of Victorian London and the dark palaces of Venice under snow; Adrian Cubbish, a restlessly greedy City trader; and a nameless, faceless state-sponsored torturer known only as the Philosopher, who moves between time zones with sinister ease. Then there are those who question the Concern: the bandit queen Mrs. Mulverhill, roaming the worlds recruiting rebels to her side; and Patient 8262, under sedation and feigning madness in a forgotten hospital ward, in hiding from a dirty past.

There is a world that needs help; but whether it needs the Concern is a different matter.

"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Acerca de los autores

Iain Banks came to controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, The Wasp Factory, in 1984. He has since gained enormous popular and critical acclaim for both his mainstream and his science fiction novels.

Iain Banks came to controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, The Wasp Factory, in 1984. Consider Phlebas, his first science fiction novel, was published under the name Iain M. Banks in 1987. He is now widely acclaimed as one of the most powerful, innovative and exciting writers of his generation.

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Editorial
ORBIT
Año de publicación
2010
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0316071994
ISBN 13 
9780316071994
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
404
Contacto del fabricante
no disponible
Persona responsable
no disponible