Better Angels
by Howard V. Hendrix
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0441006523
- ISBN 13
- 9780441006526
- Seller
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About This Item
A novel of unparalleled brilliance from the author leading the way into the new millennium..."One of the very best of the new science fiction writers."(Kim Stanley Robinson)
With his astonishing future vision, Howard V. Hendrix has emerged as one of the new masters of science fiction, drawing extraordinary praise for his debut novelLightpaths, "a taut...space-age slice of life" ( Publishers Weekly) and its "brilliant" (Locus) follow-up, Standing Wave. Now he meshes virtual reality, deep-space exploration, and human nature in a novel starkly breathtaking in its portrayal of the quest for meaning against a backdrop of scientific and spiritual chaos...
Spanning the first, turbulent decades of the twenty-first century, Better Angelsrevolves around the mystery of an ancient, alien artifact resembling an angel's shoulder blade, and the transcendent effect it has on five people, whose lives and relationships lead to--and are forever altered by--its discovery...
Praise for the novels of Howard V. Hendrix:
"Mindbending...If Robert A. Heinlein had grown up reading William Gibson...Lightpaths is the novel he'd have written."--Robert J. Sawyer
" Standing Wave is worthy of the best writers in the field--a brilliant blend of scientific ideas with a complex vision of the future."-- Locus
"Packed with ideas...in the best tradition of thoughtful science fiction."-- Denver Post
* Thematically, Hendrix can be compared to Arthur C. Clarke, while his contemporary sensibility likens him to Kim Stanley Robinson
A very nice copy. Price markings/sticker.
With his astonishing future vision, Howard V. Hendrix has emerged as one of the new masters of science fiction, drawing extraordinary praise for his debut novelLightpaths, "a taut...space-age slice of life" ( Publishers Weekly) and its "brilliant" (Locus) follow-up, Standing Wave. Now he meshes virtual reality, deep-space exploration, and human nature in a novel starkly breathtaking in its portrayal of the quest for meaning against a backdrop of scientific and spiritual chaos...
Spanning the first, turbulent decades of the twenty-first century, Better Angelsrevolves around the mystery of an ancient, alien artifact resembling an angel's shoulder blade, and the transcendent effect it has on five people, whose lives and relationships lead to--and are forever altered by--its discovery...
Praise for the novels of Howard V. Hendrix:
"Mindbending...If Robert A. Heinlein had grown up reading William Gibson...Lightpaths is the novel he'd have written."--Robert J. Sawyer
" Standing Wave is worthy of the best writers in the field--a brilliant blend of scientific ideas with a complex vision of the future."-- Locus
"Packed with ideas...in the best tradition of thoughtful science fiction."-- Denver Post
* Thematically, Hendrix can be compared to Arthur C. Clarke, while his contemporary sensibility likens him to Kim Stanley Robinson
A very nice copy. Price markings/sticker.
Synopsis
Howard V. Hendrix has been nominated for the Nebula Award and the Pushcart Prize for his short fiction. The New York Review of Science Fiction has called him "brilliant." Now Howard V. Hendrix unleashes his imagination to create an unforgettable first novel that melds the heart and soul of hard science fiction with the twisting consciousness of virtual reality. The result is nothing short of extraordinary.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Ridge Book Gallery (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio2
- Title
- Better Angels
- Author
- Howard V. Hendrix
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0441006523
- ISBN 13
- 9780441006526
- Publisher
- Ace Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999-10-15
- Keywords
- Fiction Science Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Size
- Large Octavo
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