Vortex
Language: English
Published by Tor Books, 2011
Series: Book 3 of 3 - Spin
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VORTEX, Essays from a Sea of Nightmares by Robert Dunbar Dark currents flow beneath the surface. powerful, deadly. ancient. Monsters churn the dark waters of the soul. VORTEX explores the folklore that inspired many great works of dark literature. From the introduction to VORTEX: Essays from a Sea of Nightmares They say a basis in fact underlies most legends. They say it all the time, all those Wise Elders in all those old horror films, the high priests, the scientists, the gypsy fortune tellers. On this single issue they agree unanimously. More to the point (certainly to the point of this book), deep currents of tradition and superstition swirl through most classic works of horror fiction. *** The critics about Robert Dunbar: Dark, foreboding, menacing, eerie. seductive. The Philadelphia Inquirer One of the best authors working in dark literature today. Literary Mayhem A literary craftsman, a stylist. Shroud Magazine Unconventional and totally unique. Nights & Weekends Easily one of the best dark fiction writers around. Heart of Horror The catalyst for the new literary movement in horror. Dark Scribe Magazine.…
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- Title
- Vortex
- Author
- Robert Charles Wilson
- Publisher
- Tor Books
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0765323427
- ISBN 13
- 9780765323422
- Series
- Book 3 of 3: Spin
Vortex tells the story of Turk Findley, the protagonist introduced in Axis, who is transported ten thousand years into the future by the mysterious entities called "the Hypotheticals." In this future humanity exists on a chain of planets connected by Hypothetical gateways; but Earth itself is a dying world, effectively quarantined.
Turk and his young friend Isaac Dvali are taken up by a community of fanatics who use them to enable a passage to the dying Earth, where they believe a prophecy of human/Hypothetical contact will be fulfilled. The prophecy is only partly true, however, and Turk must unravel the truth about the nature and purpose of the Hypotheticals before they carry him on a journey through warped time to the end of the universe itself.
Vortex is thrilling and complex science fiction novel from Hugo Award-winning author Robert Charles Wilson.
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About the Author
Born in California, ROBERT CHARLES WILSON grew up in Canada. He is the author of many acclaimed SF novels including Darwinia, Blind Lake, Julian Comstock, and the Hugo Award–winning Spin.
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