Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780246138354
ISBN: 0246138351
Label: Collins
Manufacturer: Collins
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: July 22, 1993
Publisher: Collins
Studio: Collins
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Stephen Baxter's third novel is a change of pace from his earlier hard-sf 'Xeelee' series, being a stand-alone alternate history novel written in the style of an early scientific romance. The story concerns a chunk of alien matter dubbed 'anti-ice' that lands on Earth and the impact it has on Europe when it is discovered by the brilliant scientists Josiah Traveller and claimed by the British Empire. In broad terms, the discovery of anti-ice, with its immensely powerful properties, results in technology ... Read More
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