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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Spectra
Publication date September 1, 1998
Pages 452
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780553378931
ISBN-10 0553378937
Dimensions 1.25 by 5.25 by 8.50 in.
Weight 0.90 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $13.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A quarter of the way into the twenty-first century, a supernova explosion wreaks havoc on the Earth, leaving it up to four rival factions--including a group of experimentally enhanced medical subjects--to devise a plan for survival. Original.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: It's 2026, and catastrophe has struck from an unexpected source. The Alpha Centauri supernova has risen like a second sun, rushing Earth toward its last summer. Floods, fires, starvation, and disease paralyze the planet. In a blue aurora flash of gamma rays, all microchips worldwide are destroyed, leaving an already devastated Earth without communications, transportation, weaponry, or medicine.

The disaster sets three groups of survivors on separate quests. A militant cult seizes the opportunity to free their leader, known as the Eye of God, from the long-term coma to which a court sentenced her. Three cancer patients also search for a man in judicial sleep: the brilliant scientist--and monstrous criminal--who alone can continue the experimental treatment that keeps them alive. From a far greater distance come the survivors of the first manned Mars expedition, struggling homeward to a world that has changed far beyond their darkest fears. And standing at the crossroads is one man, U.S. President Saul Steinmetz, who faces a crucial decision that will affect the fate of his own people...and the world.

Editions
Paperback
Book cover for 9780553378931 Book cover for 9780553577389
 
Reissue edition from Spectra (September 1, 1999)
9780553577389 | details & prices | 4.00 × 6.50 × 1.25 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $7.99
About: In 2024, when the Alpha Centauri system explodes, causing the destruction of Earth's civilization, four groups of survivors try to reinstate human order in the midst of humankind's breakdown, struggling with greed, ambition, and the lust for power.
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from Spectra (September 1, 1998)
9780553378931 | details & prices | 452 pages | 5.25 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $13.95
About: After gamma rays from a nearby supernova destroy all microchips on Earth, crippling modern medicine, communications, and transportation, a group of cancer patients searches for the one man, a scientist and serial killer, who can treat them, the Mars exploration team tries to return safely, and President Saul Steinmetz must keep the country together
CD/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9781470837136 Book cover for 9781470837150
 
With Gary Dikeos (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (February 1, 2013)
9781470837150 | details & prices | 5.50 × 5.75 × 2.00 in. | 0.96 lbs | List price $34.95
About: It's 2026, and catastrophe has struck from an unexpected source.
Mp3 una edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (February 1, 2013)
9781470837136 | details & prices | List price $44.95
About: [MP3CD audiobook format in vinyl case.

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