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Century Rain by Reynolds, Alastair Hardback Book 1ST Edition /Print NEW 14
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Artist
- Reynolds, Alastair
- Brand
- N/A
- Date of Publication
- 2004-11-25
- Type
- Hardback
- EAN
- 9780575074361
- ISBN
- 0575074361
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Release Title
- Century Rain (GOLLANCZ S.F.)
- Edition
- 1ST Edition
- Colour
- N/A
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Orion Publishing Group, The Limited
ISBN-10
0575074361
ISBN-13
9780575074361
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52185638
Product Key Features
Book Title
Century Rain
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Science Fiction / General
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.8 in
Item Weight
36.9 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-276847
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
With Century Rain, Alastair Reynolds continues the coruscating path he has blazed through SF skies. This a whopping 500-pager, brimming with ideas., While science ficiton and mystery have often been combined, no writer has done so with such intelligence or originality as Alastair Reynolds. In a single novel, he steps from the mean streets to the far future.", Century Rain is an absolute cracker of a novel. Reynolds has always been a consistently bright star in the firmament of British sci-fi but now he has suddenly, perhaps unexpectedly, gone supernova.|9780575074361|, Century Rain is an exciting, thought-provoking novel, an audacious synthesis of genre forms. Alastair Reynolds is now in his novelistic prime.
Volume Number
Vol. 5
Dewey Decimal
823/.92
Synopsis
Part hard SF thriller, part interstellar adventure, part noirromance, CENTURY RAIN is the new bestseller from Al Reynolds, Three hundred years in the future, Verity Auger is a specialist in the archaeological exploration of Earth, rendered uninhabitable after the technological catastrophe known as the Nanocaust. After a field-trip to goes badly wrong, Verity is forced to redeem herself by participating in a dangerous mission, for which her expertise in invaluable. Using a backdoor into an unstable alien transit system, Auger's faction has discovered something astonishing at the far end of a wormhole: mid twentieth-century Earth, preserved like a fly in amber. Is it a window into the past, a simulation, or something else entirely? CENTURY RAIN is not just a time-travel story, nor a tale of alternate history. Part hard SF thriller, part interstellar adventure, part noir romance, CENTURY RAIN is something altogether stranger., Three hundred years in the future, Verity Auger is a specialist in the archaeological exploration of Earth, rendered uninhabitable after the technological catastrophe known as the Nanocaust. After a field-trip goes badly wrong, Verity is forced to redeem herself by particpating in a dangerous mission.
LC Classification Number
PR6068.E95
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- r***h (403)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseProduct was priced fairly & posted swiftly. Products not as 'new' as advertised, but not damaged. Overall a mostly positive shopping experience. Tip: Vendor wouldn't combine shipping prices for multiple purchases, despite info on their store page instructing customers to request it; however the vendor also graciously accepted my best offer for both items. Would've gone with a different vendor with cheaper postage if I inquired about this before purchasing, but that's on me.Reply from: greatshoesforless_rch- Feedback replied by seller greatshoesforless_rch.- Feedback replied by seller greatshoesforless_rch.ebay does not allow a seller to combine shipping on multiple INTERNATIONAL (Australia) purchases through their global shipping program. Buyer was made clear of this after payment was made. Items shipped were new as described.
- y***y (389)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseSwift delivery. Not exactly "MINT" as described. has a scratch in center of plate deep enough to catch fingernail. This was just a replacement for a china set given to me and was missing one sandwich dish. No worries or big deal. It'll just be at the bottom of the stack. I still gave a positive report as I know things do happen and with the overall transaction, value, packaged well and shipping time were all very good. Thank you
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- r***h (403)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseProduct was priced fairly & posted swiftly. Products not as 'new' as advertised, but not damaged. Overall a mostly positive shopping experience. Tip: Vendor wouldn't combine shipping prices for multiple purchases, despite info on their store page instructing customers to request it; however the vendor also graciously accepted my best offer for both items. Would've gone with a different vendor with cheaper postage if I inquired about this before purchasing, but that's on me.Reply from: greatshoesforless_rch- Feedback replied by seller greatshoesforless_rch.- Feedback replied by seller greatshoesforless_rch.ebay does not allow a seller to combine shipping on multiple INTERNATIONAL (Australia) purchases through their global shipping program. Buyer was made clear of this after payment was made. Items shipped were new as described.
- y***y (389)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseSwift delivery. Not exactly "MINT" as described. has a scratch in center of plate deep enough to catch fingernail. This was just a replacement for a china set given to me and was missing one sandwich dish. No worries or big deal. It'll just be at the bottom of the stack. I still gave a positive report as I know things do happen and with the overall transaction, value, packaged well and shipping time were all very good. Thank you
- 0***m (2)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseCamcorder came as advertised in the original selling post, packaging was done phenomenally as to make sure the camcorder wouldn’t move in the slightest even added the fragile sticker so it wouldn’t be thrown around or damaged, shipping was a lot cheaper than other sellers on the platform and I can’t complain about the price of said camcorder since it was a bidNEAR MINT ALL ORIGINAL LOOK! Sony CCD-TRV815 Stereo HI8 8mm Video8 Camcorder (#365461371580)