Hundreds of years in the future, after the collapse of the Western world, young Menelaus Illation Montrose grows up in what was once Texas as a gunslinging duelist for hire. But Montrose is also a mathematical genius--and a romantic who dreams of a future in which humanity rises from the ashes to ta
Count to a Trillion
β Scribed by Wright, John C.
- Publisher
- Tom Doherty Associates;Melia [distributor], Tor
- Year
- 2011;2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 258 KB
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Continuing From Count To A Trillion, Menelaus Illation Montroseβtexas Gunslinger, Idealist, And Posthuman Geniusβhas Gone Into Cryo-suspension Following The Discovery That, In 8,000 Years, A Powerful Alien Intelligence Will Reach Earth To Assess Humanity's Value As Slaves. Montrose Intends To Be Alive To Meet That Threat, But He Is Awakened Repeatedly Throughout The Centuries To Confront The Woes Of An Ever-changing And Violent World, Witnessing Millennia Of Change Compressed Into A Few Years Of Subjective Time. The Result Is A Breathtaking Vision Of Future History Like Nothing Before Imagined: Sweeping, Tumultuous, And Evermore Alien, As Montrose's Immortal Enemies And Former Shipmates From The Starship Hermetic Harness The Forces Of Evolution And Social Engineering To Continuously Reshape The Earth In Their Image, Seeking To Create A Version Of Man The Approaching Slavers Will Find Worthy. At The Publisher's Request, This Title Is Being Sold Without Digital Rights Management Software (drm) Applied.
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