The ruins of the city hide secrets Nola never imagined and danger she can't escape. The domes seek to destroy anyone who might disturb their perfect sanctuary. They'll watch the world crumble from behind their glass walls. But the world isn't ready to die. With the strength of Nightland and the fe
Out of the Sun
โ Scribed by Robert Goddard
- Publisher
- Corgi;Henry Holt
- Year
- 1996;1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 197 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0805058362
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โฆ Synopsis
When Harry Barnett is informed that his son has been hospitalized in a diabetic coma, he thinks there is some mistake. He doesn't have a son. But Harry soon discovers otherwise. David Venning, a brilliant mathematician working in realms of thought that only a handful of people on earth could even begin to compreh, is now susped somewhere between life and death.
The question of Harry's paternity is immediately resolved, but other, darker mysteries quickly intervene. David Venning's tragic condition appears to be either accidental or self-inflicted. But his precious notebooks are missing from the hotel room in which he was found. Two other scientists employed have died in suspicious circumstances. Harry is propelled into an arena of conspiratorial intrigue, brilliantly rered by Goddard's deft and atmostpheric prose. He journeys to Europe and the United States in search of the truth, in an effort to help the son that he's never met.
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