Summary
Adam Roberts’ new novel is a terrifying vision of a near future war - a civil war that tears the UK apart as new technologies allow the world’s first truly democratic army to take on the British army and wrest control from the powers that be.
Taking advances in modern communication and the new eagerness for power from the bottom upwards, Adam Roberts has produced a novel that is at once an exciting war novel and a philosophical examination of war and democracy.It sh…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780575083639 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0575083638 |
| Author: | Adam Roberts |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2011 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 133mm x 199mm x 21mm |
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“The brilliantly detailed concept is balanced by terrific action scenes in the ‘suburban catastrophe’ style of H. G. Wells or J. G. Ballard.”
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About The Author
Adam Roberts
Adam Roberts is Professor of 19th Century Literature at London University. His first novel, SALT, was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, as were his novels GRADISIL and YELLOW BLUE TIBIA. His novel SWIFTLY was shortlisted for a Sidewise Award. He has also published a number of academic works on both 19th Century poetry and SF, and is a regular contributer on SF for the BBC and various online venues.
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