Earth - Softcover
Good Book
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
David Brin is a scientist and the bestselling author of Sundiver, The Uplift War, Startide Rising, The Practice Effect, The Postman, Heart of the Comet (with Gregory Benford), Earth, Glory Season, Brightness Reef, and Infinity's Shore, as well as the short-story collections The River of Time and Otherness. He has a doctorate in astrophysics and has been a NASA consultant and a physics professor.
From Publishers Weekly:
Weaving an epic of complex dimensions, Brin ( Startide Rising ) plaits initially divergent story lines, all set in the year 2038, into an outstandingly satisfying novel. At the center is a type of mystery: after a failed murder attempt, a group of people try to save the victim, recover the murder weapon, identify the guilty party and fend off other assassins, all the while being led through n + 1 plot twists--each with a sense of overhanging doom, because the intended victim is Gaea, Earth herself. The struggle to save the planet gives Brin the occasion to recap recent global events: a world war fought to wrest all caches of secret information from the grip of an elite few; a series of ecological disasters brought about by environmental abuse; and the effects of a universal interactive data network on beginning to turn the world into a true global village. Fully dimensional and engaging characters with plausible motivations bring drama to these scenarios. Brin's exciting prose style will probably make this a Hugo nominee, and will certainly keep readers turning pages.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherTime Warner Paperbacks
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0708848729
- ISBN 13 9780708848722
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages624
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Earth
Published by
Time Warner Paperbacks
(1991)
ISBN 10: 0708848729
ISBN 13: 9780708848722
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR003902360
Buy Used
US$ 2.60
Convert currency
Stock Image
Earth
Published by
Time Warner Paperbacks
(1991)
ISBN 10: 0708848729
ISBN 13: 9780708848722
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 3
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR000752440
Buy Used
US$ 2.60
Convert currency
Stock Image
Earth
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # ABE-1708402474284
Buy Used
US$ 3.85
Convert currency
Stock Image
Earth
Published by
Time Warner Paperbacks
(1991)
ISBN 10: 0708848729
ISBN 13: 9780708848722
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Very Good. 1710263891. 3/12/2024 5:18:11 PM. Seller Inventory # U9780708848722
Buy Used
US$ 4.30
Convert currency
Stock Image
Earth
Published by
Time Warner Paperbacks
(1991)
ISBN 10: 0708848729
ISBN 13: 9780708848722
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. All orders are dispatched the following working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we have over 500,000 books in stock. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied. Seller Inventory # mon0004706708
Buy Used
US$ 4.38
Convert currency
Stock Image
Earth
Published by
Little, Brown Book Group Limited
(1990)
ISBN 10: 0708848729
ISBN 13: 9780708848722
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 46991967-20
Buy Used
US$ 5.41
Convert currency
Stock Image
Earth
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: befriedigend. Sprache: English Taschenbuch , Seller Inventory # 200252
Buy Used
US$ 3.20
Convert currency
Stock Image
Earth
Published by
Time Warner Paperbacks
(1991)
ISBN 10: 0708848729
ISBN 13: 9780708848722
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books. Seller Inventory # mon0001808415
Buy Used
US$ 4.31
Convert currency
Seller Image
Earth
Published by
Macdonald & Co / Futura / Orbit
(1991)
ISBN 10: 0708848729
ISBN 13: 9780708848722
Used
Soft cover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good: Moderate signs of wear. Cover Art: Kevin W Kelley (illustrator). 1991 Edition. © 1990: A stand-alone novel by David Brin. 1st printing of 1991 edition:- Synopsis: It's fifty years from tomorrow, and a black hole has accidentally fallen into the Earth's core. A team of scientists frantically searches for a way to prevent the mishap from causing harm, only to discover another black hole already feeding relentlessly at the core - one that could destroy the entire planet within two years. But some even argue that the only way to save the Earth is to let its inhabitants become extinct: to let the million-year evolutionary clock rewind and start all over again. From an underground lab in New Zealand to a space station in Low Earth Orbit, from an endangered-species conservation ark in Africa to a home in New Orleans, Earth is a gripping novel peopled with extraordinary characters and abundant with challenging new ideas. Above all, it is an impassioned testament about our own responsibility to our endangered planet:- Review(s): "Brin's popularity will grow and grow" - Brian W Aldiss:- (original cost £4.99). Seller Inventory # 11.001.00591
Buy Used
US$ 5.15
Convert currency
Stock Image
Earth
Published by
Futura Orbit Books
(1991)
ISBN 10: 0708848729
ISBN 13: 9780708848722
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: vg. vg+ 1st Futura 1991 paperback, In stock shipped from our UK warehouse. Seller Inventory # 192862
Buy Used
US$ 5.08
Convert currency