Nerves

del Rey, Lester

ISBN 10: 034524995X / ISBN 13: 9780345249951

Published by Ballantine Books, 1976

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© 1956: A stand-alone novel by Lester del Rey. 1st printing of 1976 edition:- Synopsis: An incredible day in the life of an atomic power plant - gone wild! They were risking the biggest catastrophe of all time - and time was running out! Palmer, Plant Manager - He'd gambled on an untried process to save his company. And now he was facing the loss of half a continent! Ferrel, Company Doctor - He knew as much about nuclear accidents as any physician. But he had never seen casualties like the ones coming in! Jenkins, wonder-kid - He was on the ragged edge of hysteria because he knew too much. Too much that he couldn't possibly know! Jorgenson, madman - It was his process that had gone wild. But he was boxed in, unable to supply the answer that could save them all!:- Review(s): "A real blood chiller with the immediacy of tomorrow's headlines" - Book News / "A masterpiece" - The New York Times:- (original cost $1.50).

Seller Inventory # 18.003.00461

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nerves
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 034524995X
• ISBN 13: 9780345249951
• Binding: Paperback: 7" x 4¼"
• Illustrator: Cover Art: Don Brautigan
• Edition: 1976 Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Good: Moderate signs of wear
• Weight: 0.11 kilograms
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science Fiction

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Synopsis

The magazine version of Lester del Rey's frightening novel of nuclear reactor breakdown appeared in 1942: Three Mile Island and Chernobyl were scarily and accurately predicted. Del Rey was an important science fiction publisher and an SFFWA Grand Master but none of his work had greater impact than this early novel.