The World at the End of Time

Pohl, Frederik

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ISBN 10: 0345339762 ISBN 13: 9780345339768

Published by A Del Rey Book Ballantine Books, New York, 1990

Language: English

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Title

The World at the End of Time

Publisher

A Del Rey Book Ballantine Books, New York

Publication Date

1990

Language

English

ISBN 10

0345339762

ISBN 13

9780345339768

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

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When the fledgling colony of Newmanhome is threatened by impending ecological and galactic disaster, Viktor Sorricaine is determined to discover the powers behind the destruction

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Galactic war waged among the star-dweller Wan-To and his various sibling/selves disrupts 12 stars, one of which nourishes the nascent colony world Newmanhome, and sends that cluster accelerating away from the rest of the universe at a speed approaching that of light. Relativistic time compression keeps the colony's group of suns young even after the heat death of the rest of the universe. A war involving the disruptions of the stars is chronicled, while alternating chapters depict the human inhabitants of Newmanhome and their desperate bids for survival. Neither sequence produces any particularly ambitious characters or societies, and while the writing is as fluid as can be expected of award-winner Pohl ( The Heechee Saga ), his failure to orchestrate a confrontation between the humans and Wan-To will dismay fans.
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As vast intelligences play deadly power games using stars for pawns, the fledgling colonists on the planet Home fight to maintain their existence while "unknown forces" wreak havoc with the laws of physics and the universe. Pohl's ( Homegoing, LJ 3/15/89) sparkling wit attaches itself to macro- and microcosmic themes in a novel which pits a luckless human hero against a childlike being of inordinate power and extraordinary paranoia. Grand in scope, poignant in delivery; highly recommended.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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