1722: A second Dark Age looms after the devastating impact of an asteroid, unnaturally drawn to Earth by dire creatures who plot against the world of men. Sir Isaac Newton and his young apprentice, Benjamin Franklin, have taken refuge in ancient Prague, seeking the secrets of aetheric beings whose vast powers and new sciences have so nearly destroyed humanity ... yet who may prove to be its last, great hope.
But their safety is tenuous, as Peter the Great marches his unstoppable forces across Europe. And half a world away, Blackbeard the pirate leads a party of colonial luminaries back across the Atlantic to discover what has befallen the Old World. With sails a Choctaw shaman whose mysterious connections to the invisible world warn him of a confrontation as violent as it is decisive ...
`Masterful…a bravura performance…lavish and thoughtful’ Publishers Weekly (starred review)
`Exciting, suspenseful, and beautifully written’ Amazon.com
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Greg Keyes was born in Meridian, Mississippi. He received degrees in anthropology from Mississippi State University and the University of Georgia before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of the Star Wars `New Jedi Order’ novels, `The Age of Unreason’ and `The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone’ tetralogy. He lives in Savannah, Georgia.
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Librería: Jeff 'n' Joys Quality Books, Redcar, Reino Unido
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A first UK edition paperback with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing. The book is in very good condition for its age. The covers are showing some signs of wear and there is some tanning to the pages and reading creases to the book spine. Book Two of The Age of Unreason. SYNOPSIS: "1722: A second Dark Age looms after the devastating impact of an asteroid, unnaturally drawn to Earth by dire creatures who plot against the world of men. Sir Isaac Newton and his young apprentice, Benjamin Franklin, have taken refuge in ancient Prague, seeking the secrets of aetheric beings whose vast powers and new sciences have so nearly destroyed humanity. yet who may prove to be its last, great hope. But their safety is tenuous, as Peter the Great marches his unstoppable forces across Europe. And half a world away, Cotton Mather and Blackbeard the pirate lead a party of colonial luminaries back across the Atlantic to discover what has befallen the Old World. With them sails Red Shoes, a Choctaw shaman whose mysterious connections to the invisible world warn him that they are all moving toward a confrontation as violent as it is decisive." Packed weight 310gms. IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH. Nº de ref. del artículo: 12877
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Librería: Ziesings, Shingletown, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Dominic Harmon Ilustrador. London: Tor:, 2006. First British edition, Paperback, Fine, 334 pp. Cover artwork by: Dominic Harmon The Age of Unreason Book Four. A most difficult find in this kind of (nearly pristine) shape. First British edition, Paperback, Fine, Nº de ref. del artículo: 61585
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