Manhattan Transfer

John E Stith

ISBN 10: 0312852851 / ISBN 13: 9780312852856

Published by Tor Books, 1993

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Reading level: Children up to age 12 There are lots of ways to pray. Some people kneel down, put their hands together, close their eyes and talk to God. I like to pray when I am walking round with my eyes open . . . . I think that prayer is a way of looking at the world. When I pray, I see how beautiful the world can be and also how sad. . . . Each of us needs to find our own way of praying. Making pictures with my camera is something that helps me. It opens my eyes to see just how full of wonders the world is. . . . From the Introduction A World of Wonders captures the creative imagination and opens the reader to prayer as being with God. The prayers address change, the seasons, anger, birthdays, being loved, creativity, and the environment. Use this beautiful full-color book of prayers and pictures for praying at home with your children or as a birthday or Christmas gift.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Manhattan Transfer
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312852851
• ISBN 13: 9780312852856
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

When aliens abduct New York City, carrying it into space inside a huge dome, the citizens trapped inside must find out why, what they can do to save themselves . . . and to save the dozens of other cities which the aliens have stolen from other planets. A stunning tour-de-force of science fiction storytelling, with gripping action, believable characters, and a plot that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

A Hugo Award Honorable Mention.

Reviews

In this somewhat old-fashioned hard SF novel, aliens abruptly wrap the island of Manhattan in a cocoon, move it through space and plop it--lock, stock and populace--in the middle of an extensive plain. In the distance lie similarly transported communities, of alien origin. Civil authorities, led by the city's first black woman mayor, strive to maintain order in the face of panic and the exhortations of a religious fanatic, while techies and scientists try to find out what has occurred. An expedition to some of the other cities, led by masterful army officer Matt Sheehan and young computer genius Bobby Joe Brewster, discovers evidence that the municipalities are transported just before disaster strikes their home planets. In one such city, the expedition learns, the inhabitants have all committed suicide. On finding that the "plain" they occupy is actually part of a giant ship, the expedition attempts to contact its crew. Stith's ( Redshift Rendezvous) initial picture of disaster and some of his speculations on alien societies are intriguing, but the cliched and predictable actions of his main characters make for a dreary read.
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