_The Goliath Stone_ is a visionary tale from Larry Niven and Matthew Joseph Harrington. Doctor Toby Glyer has effected miracle cures with the use of nanotechnology. But Glyer's controversial nanites are more than just the latest technological advance, they are a new form of life-and they have mo
The Goliath Stone
โ Scribed by Larry Niven
- Publisher
- Tom Doherty Associates
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 141 KB
- Edition
- New York /
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
The Goliath Stone is a visionary tale from Larry Niven and Matthew Joseph Harrington.
Doctor Toby Glyer has effected miracle cures with the use of nanotechnology. But Glyer's controversial nanites are more than just the latest technological advance, they are a new form of life-and they have more uses than just medical. Glyer's nanites also have the potential to make everyone on Earth rich from the wealth of asteroids.
Twenty-five years ago, the Briareus mission took nanomachinery out to divert an Earth-crossing asteroid and bring it back to be mined, only to drop out of contact as soon as it reached its target. The project was shut down and the technology was forcibly suppressed.
Now, a much, much larger asteroid is on a collision course with Earth-and the Briareus nanites may be responsible. While the government scrambles to find a solution, Glyer knows that their only hope of avoiding Armageddon lies in the nanites themselves. On the...
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
**Terrorism. Acts of Oppression. The threat of nuclear war.** **What if one madman aboard a vessel could end these fears forever?** Commander Rochelle "Rocky" Jackson is aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan when the "unsinkable" naval vessel and its entire fleet are attacked fr
Terrorism. Acts of Oppression. The threat of nuclear war.What if one madman aboard a vessel could end these fears forever?Commander Rochelle "Rocky" Jackson is aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan when the "unsinkable" naval vessel and its entire fleet are attacked from the depths and sunk.
In the Bering Sea, _Bennkah,_ the largest oil tanker ever built, newly commissioned in Vladivostock, Russia, is on a secret mission. On this maiden voyage, Captain Borodin is at the helm. He is the only one aboard aware of the mission. Soon an engineer discovers a defect--seemingly minor, but one w
Before he died, Mickey Spillane wrote the beginning and end of a new Mike Hammer novel, as well as outlining the middle section. The novel was completed by his long-time friend, the acclaimed mystery writer Max Allan Collins. Hammer, the most New York of all detectives, battles terrorists in this po
The bestselling American mystery writer of all time brings back his world-famous PI Mike Hammer for his biggest - and most dangerous - case. In the midst of a Manhattan snowstorm, Mike Hammer halts the violent robbery of a pair of college sweethearts who have stumbled onto a remarkable archeologic