The World Is Round

Rothman, Tony

ISBN 10: 0345272137 / ISBN 13: 9780345272133

Published by Del Rey, New York, New York, Usa, 1978

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In Good Condition. No Notes, Names or Markings. No Torn Or Folded Pages. With Wear To Corners, Edges and/or Spine. For More Information On Condition. Please View All Images. Vintage 1978 Science Fiction Stringer, An Unsociable Drifter, Joins An Expidition To A World Called Patra-Bannk (Freeze-Bake). The Expedition's Leader Seeks A Treasure Of Metallic Hydrogen, Of Which There Is Evidence From A Previous Trip To The Planet. Patra-Bannk Is At Least 50 Times The Size Of Earth, Six Hundred Thousand Kilometers Across, And Its Slow Rotation Rate Results In Extreme Weather, Alternating Between Freezing Cold "Nights" (Patras) Lasting Up To Six (Earth) Months During Which The Sun Never Rises And Steaming Hot "Days" (Bannks) During Which The Sun Never Sets For A Similar Number Of Months. The Planet's Current Inhabitants Are Human-Like, But With Six Fingers On Each Hand And With Skin That Darkens And Lightens Dramatically As The Weather Changes. They Are Divided Into Semi-Barbaric Groups With Historical Enmity Toward One Another. There Are Local Legends Of An Ancient People Called The Polkraitz Who Lived On Patra-Bannk Centuries Ago And Had Much More Advanced Technology Than Is Currently Available. They Left, But Are Prophesied To Return When Two Of The Traditional Calendar Systems Coincide - An Event Known As The Golun-Patra That Occurs Once Every 96 (Earth) Years. The Upcoming Golun-Patra Is The Twelfth Golun-Patra, Which Gives It Added Significance. Stringer Encounters A Tribe That Includes A Scientist, Or Time Keeper, Named Alhane, Who Believes That The World Is Round, But The Planet's Size Makes It Difficult To Prove. Stringer Assists Alhane's Investigation, But Also Realizes That A Planet So Large Should Have Much Higher Gravity. He Recognizes That There Are More Secrets To Be Uncovered About The Origin And Nature Of Patra-Bannk, And The Expedition Becomes A Race To Save The Planet From Its Own Deterioration.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The World Is Round
• Publisher: Del Rey, New York, New York, Usa
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345272137
• ISBN 13: 9780345272133
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 350 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction - Science Fiction

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Synopsis

Their world was 50 times bigger than any world had a right to be. Their days were a year long. They had no moon. Normal seasons didn't exist, and when the natives weren't worried about being roasted alive they lived in dread of freezing to death. Paddelack wasn't a native of Patra-Bannk, but he had been trapped there long enough to hate its insanity with every fiber of his being. Then a crew from far-off Two-Bit arrived to search for a fantastic city and its fabulous treasures. Paddelack greeted them with a vengeance and begged for passage off this crazy world. But the mission commander had something else in mind, and he needed Paddelack's help. So Paddelack stayed on the world he hated, an unwilling captive of a mercenary band. Together they traversed the face of this bizarre planet - plagued by unpredictable natives, beset by irrational weather, and thoroughly confused by the enormity of their predicament.