The Hunter: A Scientific Novel 2014 Edition Contributor(s): Genta, Giancarlo (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319020595 ISBN-13: 9783319020594 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Science | Astronomy - Technology & Engineering | Aeronautics & Astronautics |
Dewey: 006.3 |
Series: Science and Fiction |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.40 lbs) 130 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The 24th century: humankind has become a spacefaring civilization, colonizing the solar system and beyond. While no alien forms of life have yet been encountered in this expansion into space, colonists suddenly encounter machines of alien origin - huge robots able to reproduce themselves. Called replicators by the colonists, they seem to have but a single goal: to destroy all organic life they come in contact with. Since the colonial governments have no means to fight this menace directly, they instead promise huge rewards to whoever destroys a replicator. As a result, the frontier attracts a new kind of adventurers, the Hunters, who work to find and destroy the replicators. Mike Edwards, a skilled young maintenance technician and robotics expert at a faraway outpost, will not only become one of them - but be the very first one to unlock the secret behind the replicators' origin and mission. The scientific and technical aspects underlying the plot - in particular space travel, robotics and self-replicating spacecraft - are introduced and discussed by the author in an extensive non-technical appendix. |