Eater

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Synopsis
A scientist facing personal tragedy discovers a sentient black hole targeting humanity in this hard sci-fi thriller from &“a superb storyteller&” (Houston Post). Dr. Benjamin Knowlton&’s private world is crumbling around him. On the threshold of their greatest achievement, the renowned astrophysicist learns that his beloved wife and partner, Channing—an ex-astronaut-turned astronomer—is dying of cancer. Meanwhile, something looms alarmingly on the far edge of the solar system: at once a scientific find of unparalleled importance that could ensure the Knowltons&’ immortality, and a potential earth-shattering cataclysm that dwarfs their private one. For Benjamin and Channing have discovered &“Eater,&” an eons-old black hole anomaly that devours stars and worlds. Yet its most awesome and devasting secrets are still to be revealed . . . and feared.&“A celestial horror tale, a cosmological adventure, a literate end-of-the-world epic, and a story bursting with old-fashioned &‘sense of wonder.&’&” —Orlando Sentinel&“Benford spins poetry from textbook phenomena . . . [His] novel proves that scientific wisdom involves the heart and soul as well as the mind.&” —The Washington Post Book World&“The scientific equivalent of a taut police procedural . . . Benford&’s deft, suspenseful weaving of the struggle between Eater and humanity blends two threads with maximal impact.&” —Newark Star Ledger &“Even in the face of huge events and special effects sequences, Benford manages to keep the characters and the human-scale issues important . . . It&’s just this kind of juggling that characterizes the best of Benford&’s work . . . Eater is Benford&’s most Benfordesque book in quite a while.&” —Locus
Copyright:
2000

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
400 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780061833014
Related ISBNs:
9780380790562
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
HarperCollins
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Technology
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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