The Power of Illusion
β Scribed by Anvil, Christopher; Eric, Flint (Editor)
- Book ID
- 107265784
- Publisher
- Baen
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 268 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
EDITORIAL REVIEW: A new collection of stories by the master of humorous science fiction adventure, including: ΠΒ· The full-length novel, The Day the Machines StoppedΠ²Πβand what happens, not just to civilization, but to humanity and its chances of survival when all the machines stop working at once? ΠΒ· A man is captured by aliens who are investigating the Earth as a possible target for colonization. The aliens have science and technology far in advance of humansΠ²Πβbut, unfortunately for them, they have never developed the human art of bluffing. ΠΒ· For the first time in book form, AnvilΠ²Πβ’s stories of Richard Verner, who is called in to solve apparently insoluble problems, such as explaining why experimental missiles keep failing for no apparent reason, or locating a kidnapped judge, or even solving an inexplicable murder thatΠ²Πβ’s interrupting his vacation. And much more, in a generous volume of sardonically humorous science fiction.
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: A new collection of stories by the master of humorous science fiction adventure, including: ΠΒ· The full-length novel, The Day the Machines Stopped*Π²Πβand what happens, not just to civilization, but to humanity and its chances of survival when all the machines stop wo