Red Lightning (Red Thunder) - Hardcover

Varley, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0441013643 ISBN 13: 9780441013647

Publisher: Ace Hardcover, 2006

Synopsis

The son of one of the pioneering explorers of Mars, a disgruntled Ray Garcia-Strickland is bored with life on the Red Planet and tired of the overdevelopment and tourist Earthies, but when Earth is struck by a mysterious object, causing a massive tsunami, he is forced to return to Earth to help solve one of its greatest mysteries.

About this title

About the Author:

John Varley is the author of the Gaean Trilogy (Titan, Wizard, and Demon), Steel Beach, The Golden Globe, Red Thunder, and Mammoth. He has won both the Nebula and Hugo Awards for his work.

From Publishers Weekly:

Ray Garcia-Strickland is just another Martian teenager. Sure, his parents are two of the ultra-famous original Mars colonists (as detailed in Varley's rollicking Red Thunder), but who cares when he's got school, girls and airboard tricks to think about? Then an object traveling at the speed of light slams into Earth, causing a massive tsunami that swamps Atlantic islands and coasts, including Ray's grandmother's Florida home. When the Garcia-Stricklands return from wading through the horrifying aftermath in search of survivors, they find that Ray's eccentric uncle, Jubal, has developed a gizmo that stops time and used it to mail himself to Mars. Drawing unabashedly on current events from 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina, the author mixes space opera–esque adventure and merriment with uncensored images of disaster areas and teenage sex. At his Heinlein-channeling best, Varley preaches the gospel of individual responsibility with all the fervor of a space-age libertarian revival preacher. (Apr.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Ace Hardcover
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0441013643
• ISBN 13: 9780441013647
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336