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Gregory Benford is a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. A Woodrow Wilson Fellow and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, he received the Lord Prize for contributions to science in 1995 and the Asimov Memorial Award for popularizing science in 2007. He has written numerous works of science fiction, receiving a Nebula Award and a John W. Campbell Memorial Award for his novel Timescape.
David Brin is a scientist, speaker, technical consultant, and winner of the Freedom of Speech Award. His novels - including Earth, The Postman, Startide Rising, and Kiln People - have been New York Times bestsellers, winning multiple Hugo, Nebula, and other awards. He lives near San Diego, California.
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David Brin is a scientist, speaker, technical consultant, and winner of the Freedom of Speech Award. His novels - including Earth, The Postman, Startide Rising, and Kiln People - have been New York Times bestsellers, winning multiple Hugo, Nebula, and other awards. He lives near San Diego, California.
To celebrate the rturn of Halley's comet this year, two of SF's best young writers have collaborated on this long, intriguing but ultimately depressing novel that begins with the next fly-by in 2061. An ambitious expedition uses the iceball as a natural spaceship but their discoveries soon include a deadly viral lifeform that decimates the crew. Then, the already volatile conflicts between factions explode into violent confrontation as the Orthos attack the genetically enhanced Percells. Against this background, the novel highlights the love affair of biologist Saul Lintz, who helped create the Percells, and Percell computer engineer Virginia Herbert, who is pioneering a biologically based computer possessing genuine artificial intelligence. Although they eventually save the mission from itself and a hostile Earth, the multiple examples of mankind's perversity make this a frustrating experience. 40,000 first printing; $40,000 ad/promo.
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- PublisherBantam USA
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0553172913
- ISBN 13 9780553172911
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- Number of pages492
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Book Description Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Condition: Good: Moderate signs of wear. Cover Art: Uncredited (illustrator). 1987 Edition. © 1986: A stand-alone novel by Gregory Benford & David Brin. 1st printing of 1987 edition:- Synopsis: In 1986, Halley's Comet returned to our heavens for the first time in over seventy-five years. 'Heart Of The Comet' is the story of Halley's next return in the middle of the twenty-first century, and of a daring mission to explore and colonize this ice-covered wanderer. It is the thrilling saga of a multinational group of exiles who discover the comet's astonishing secret - the secret that threatens their very survival:- Review(s): "Two of science fiction's most formidable talents, Gregory Benford, Nebula Award-winning author of 'Timescape' and 'Artifact', and David Brin, Nebula and Hugo-winning author of 'Startide Rising' and 'The Postman', join in the creation of an astonishing, groundbreaking vision of the future" / "For their first collaboration these two gifted authors have managed to tell a story that is as realistic, gritty, and profoundly moving as any within recent memory. A magnificent effort that does Benford & Brin proud" - Locus:- (original cost £2.95). Seller Inventory # 18.004.00043
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