The Sagittarius Whorl: Book Three of the Rampart Worlds Trilogy Contributor(s): May, Julian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0345395182 ISBN-13: 9780345395184 Publisher: Del Rey Books OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: January 2001 Annotation: Two centuries into the future, the Hundred Concerns, a group of powerful corporations that dominate galactic commerce, have pressured the Commonwealth of Humans into signing a pact with the Haluk, a conquering alien race with nefarious designs. Among the few people who recognize the malevolent intent of the aliens is hotheaded maverick Helly Frost. To prove that the Haluk have created demiclones--genetically engineered individuals who are perfect human replicas--Helly travels to the Sagittarius Whorl, a fearsome region of the galaxy hostile to every form of life. But he must find crucial pieces of evidence that will expose the Haluk plot. Instead, he discovers something far darker than he had ever imagined. . . . |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Cyberpunk |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 00110291 |
Series: Rampart Worlds |
Physical Information: 1.04" H x 4.19" W x 6.88" (0.38 lbs) 384 pages |
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Publisher Description: Two centuries into the future, the Hundred Concerns, a group of powerful corporations that dominate galactic commerce, have pressured the Commonwealth of Humans into signing a pact with the Haluk, a conquering alien race with nefarious designs. Among the few people who recognize the malevolent intent of the aliens is hotheaded maverick Helly Frost. To prove that the Haluk have created demiclones--genetically engineered individuals who are perfect human replicas--Helly travels to the Sagittarius Whorl, a fearsome region of the galaxy hostile to every form of life. But he must find crucial pieces of evidence that will expose the Haluk plot. Instead, he discovers something far darker than he had ever imagined. . . . |