The Real Story & Forbidden Knowledge by Stephen Donaldson - ISBN: 9781473225527
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Forbidden love and dangerous secrets ignite across the vast cosmos.

The Real Story & Forbidden Knowledge

The Gap Cycle 1 & 2

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  • Paperback

    544 pages

  • Release Date

    12 March 2019

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Summary

A powerful and intense sf tale from a master storyteller

In the far future, gap drives faster-than-light deep space travel, but sometimes this afflicts some with irreparable brain damage. A Zone Implant can turn such a person into a zombie, to protect his shipmates, but it’s highly illegal.

Ensign Morn Hyland works for the United Mining Company, which is in charge of law enforcement throughout known space. She lives aboard a police ship, together with most of …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781473225527
ISBN-10:1473225523
Author:Stephen Donaldson
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Gollancz
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:544
Release Date:12 March 2019
Weight:440g
Dimensions:196mm x 130mm x 36mm
Series:The Gap Cycle
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Critics Review

Donaldson combines detailed character analyses and some perverse plot twists with the stuff of standard space opera, and this unusual mixture raises the story far above the average - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

About The Author

Stephen Donaldson

Stephen Donaldson lived in India for 13 years with his father, a medical missionary, who worked extensively with lepers; it was here that he conceived the character of Thomas Covenant. He was awarded the John W. Campbell Award as Best Writer of the Year for The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever, which, with the sequel trilogy, became instant bestsellers. He is also the author of the fantasy duology ‘Mordant’s Need’, the SF epic quintet ‘The Gap’, and a number of mysteries written under the pseudonym Reed Stephens. He won the World Fantasy Award in 2000. The four books of The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant have been acclaimed worldwide.

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