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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication date
July 5, 2011
Pages
418
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781439168936
ISBN-10
1439168938
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.30 lbs.
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Original list price
$26.00
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§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Based on an incredible true episode of World War II history, Paul Malmontâs new novel is a rollicking blend of fact and fiction about the men and women who were recruited to defeat the Nazis and ended up creating the future.
In 1943, when the United States learns that Germany is on the verge of a deadly innovation that could tip the balance of the war, the government turns to an unlikely source for help: the nationâs top science fiction writers. Installed at a covert military lab within the Philadelphia Naval Yard are the most brilliant of these young visionaries. The unruly band is led by Robert Heinlein, the dashing and complicated master of the genre. His âKamikaze Group,â which includes the ambitious genius Isaac Asimov, is tasked with transforming the wonders of science fiction into science fact and unlocking the secrets to invisibility, death rays, force fields, weather control, and other astounding phenomenaâand finding it harder than they ever imagined.
When a German spy washes ashore near the abandoned Long Island ruins of a mysterious energy facility, the military begins to fear that the Nazis are a step ahead of Heinleinâs group. Now the oddball team, joined by old friends from the Pulp Era including L. Ron Hubbard (court-martialed for attacking Mexico), must race to catch up. The answers they seek may be locked in the legendary War of Currents, which was fought decades earlier between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. As the threat of an imminent Nazi invasion of America grows more and more possible, events are set in motion that just may revolutionize the futureâor destroy itâwhile forcing the writers to challenge the limits of talent, imagination, love, destiny, and even reality itself.
Blazing at breathtaking speed from forgotten tunnels deep beneath Manhattan to top-secret battles in the North Pacific, and careening from truth to pulp and back again, The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown is a sweeping, romantic epicâa page-turning rocket ship ride through the history of the future.
In 1943, when the United States learns that Germany is on the verge of a deadly innovation that could tip the balance of the war, the government turns to an unlikely source for help: the nationâs top science fiction writers. Installed at a covert military lab within the Philadelphia Naval Yard are the most brilliant of these young visionaries. The unruly band is led by Robert Heinlein, the dashing and complicated master of the genre. His âKamikaze Group,â which includes the ambitious genius Isaac Asimov, is tasked with transforming the wonders of science fiction into science fact and unlocking the secrets to invisibility, death rays, force fields, weather control, and other astounding phenomenaâand finding it harder than they ever imagined.
When a German spy washes ashore near the abandoned Long Island ruins of a mysterious energy facility, the military begins to fear that the Nazis are a step ahead of Heinleinâs group. Now the oddball team, joined by old friends from the Pulp Era including L. Ron Hubbard (court-martialed for attacking Mexico), must race to catch up. The answers they seek may be locked in the legendary War of Currents, which was fought decades earlier between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. As the threat of an imminent Nazi invasion of America grows more and more possible, events are set in motion that just may revolutionize the futureâor destroy itâwhile forcing the writers to challenge the limits of talent, imagination, love, destiny, and even reality itself.
Blazing at breathtaking speed from forgotten tunnels deep beneath Manhattan to top-secret battles in the North Pacific, and careening from truth to pulp and back again, The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown is a sweeping, romantic epicâa page-turning rocket ship ride through the history of the future.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Simon & Schuster (July 5, 2011); titled "The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown: A Novel"
9781439168936 | details & prices | 418 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $26.00
About: Based on an incredible true episode of World War II history, Paul Malmontâs new novel is a rollicking blend of fact and fiction about the men and women who were recruited to defeat the Nazis and ended up creating the future.
About: Based on an incredible true episode of World War II history, Paul Malmontâs new novel is a rollicking blend of fact and fiction about the men and women who were recruited to defeat the Nazis and ended up creating the future.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Simon & Schuster (August 30, 2014)
9781439168943 | details & prices | 418 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.50 in. | 0.88 lbs | List price $25.99
About: In 1943, when the United States learns that Germany is on the verge of a deadly innovation that could tip the balance of the war, the government turns to an unlikely source for help: the nationâs top science fiction writers.
About: In 1943, when the United States learns that Germany is on the verge of a deadly innovation that could tip the balance of the war, the government turns to an unlikely source for help: the nationâs top science fiction writers.
CD/Spoken Word
With Christopher Lane (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Brilliance Audio (July 5, 2011)
9781455825332 | details & prices | 6.25 × 5.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $34.99
About: In 1943, when the United States learns that Germany is on the verge of a deadly innovation that could tip the balance of the war, the government turns to an unlikely source for help: the nationâs top science fiction writers.
About: In 1943, when the United States learns that Germany is on the verge of a deadly innovation that could tip the balance of the war, the government turns to an unlikely source for help: the nationâs top science fiction writers.
With Christopher Lane (other contributor) |
Mp3 una edition from Brilliance Audio (July 5, 2011)
9781455825356 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $24.99
About: In 1943, when the United States learns that Germany is on the verge of a deadly innovation that could tip the balance of the war, the government turns to an unlikely source for help: the nationâs top science fiction writers.
About: In 1943, when the United States learns that Germany is on the verge of a deadly innovation that could tip the balance of the war, the government turns to an unlikely source for help: the nationâs top science fiction writers.
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