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Worlds (Gollancz S.F.)

Worlds (Gollancz S.F.)

by JoeHaldeman (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

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Synopsis

Towards the end of the twenty-first century 41 Worlds, small satellites with a total population of half a million, orbit the Earth, which has seen many changes, not least of which is a second revolution in America. Marianne O'Hara, a brilliant political sciences student, is from New New York, a hollowed out asteroid and the largest of the Worlds, but is to spend a year on Earth as a postgraduate student. Because the political relationship between the Worlds and Earth is complex and voltatile, Marianne unwittingly finds herself caught up with a group of fanatics determined on a third revolution in America - even if such a revolution could lead to the destruction of the Earth...

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 240
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 18 Apr 2002
ISBN 10: 0575073616
ISBN 13: 9780575073616
Book Overview: 'Haldeman's writing has never been better' Stephen King 'Joe Haldeman always delivers the goods' Roger Zelazny 'An engaging and inventive story' ANALOG A fine and thoughtful novel from one of sf's most entertaining writers 'The incredibly detailed future world that Haldeman has created is...fascinating and the way it is shown to us ...is both spellbinding and funny' SCIENCE FICTION REVIEW

Author Bio
Joe Haldeman was born in Oklahoma in 1943 and studied physics and astronomy before serving as a combat engineer in Vietnam, where he was severely wounded and won a Purple Heart. THE FOREVER WAR, his first sf novel, was awarded both the Nebula and the Hugo, as was the later FOREVER PEACE.