Rolling Thunder - Hardcover

Varley, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0441015638 ISBN 13: 9780441015634

Publisher: Ace Books, 2008

Synopsis

A third generation Martian, Lieutenant Patricia Kelly Elizabeth Strickland--also known as Podkayne--joins the Music, Arts, and Drama Division of the Martian Navy and is sent to Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, as an entertainer, but she soon discovers that hidden dangers lurk everywhere, in the conclusion of a trilogy that began with Red Lightning and Red Thunder.

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:

Nebula and Hugo–winner Varley continues the space opera saga of the Garcia-Strickland clan (last encountered in 2006's Red Lightning) in this enjoyable if simplistic tale. Patricia Kelly Elizabeth Podkayne Strickland-Garcia-Redmond, daughter of an earlier series hero, Ray Garcia-Strickland, is glad for any excuse to escape her job as the Martian consul in California, but the news calling her home is dire: her great grandmother is ill and about to go into suspended animation. After a family reunion, Podkayne heads to Europa, where a disaster forces her own suspension. The solar system she awakens to 10 years later is radically different. Podkayne learns of looming trials threatening the survival of mankind and tackles them with undiminished determination. Varley has deliberately made Podkayne an uncomplicated figure who lets major events and traumas roll right off her, rendering her a less than satisfying protagonist despite her heroics. (Mar.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Ace Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0441015638
• ISBN 13: 9780441015634
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344