Orion Arm: The Rampart Worlds: Book 2: Bk. 2 - Softcover
392 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout. As The Deadly Struggle Between Galapharma AC And Rampart Starcorp Continues, Helly, The Son Of Rampart's Boss, Must Try To Resist What Will Be The Most Hostile Of Takeovers.
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Julian May's "Rampart Worlds" space-opera romps began with Perseus Spur; Orion Arm is volume two. Asahel "Helly" Frost, disgraced scion of the mighty Rampart interstellar family company, again finds himself working for them as a wisecracking, space-faring James Bond against the evil Galapharma corporation, which is selling priceless human know-how and DNA to the alien Haluk--cunning devils who've developed a "demiclone" process for turning reptilian Haluks into human form and vice-versa. The slam-bang action moves through various cinematic set-pieces: assignations in genetically enhanced brothels so lewd than even very bad men puke at the attractions offered; Frost betrayed and not killed outright but left in a deathtrap with one slim chance of escape; a high-tech strike against a secret Haluk base closely resembling the one in Perseus Spur; much blood and mayhem thanks to deep-penetration Galapharma traitors planted within Rampart and indeed Frost's own family; murderous last-minute reversals at the crucial board meeting, followed by a final shoot-out and offing of the arch villain in a way that might just allow his return for book three. Orion Arm offers colourful, tongue- in-cheek violence and drama that pulls you along but refuses to be taken seriously. --David Langford
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‘You have to admire the scope of her work’
SFX
‘A certain crowd pleaser’
Kirkus Reviews
‘Julian May has irrevocably placed herself among the greats’
Asimov’s SF Magazine
‘A writer of exceptional perception and power’
Jean Auel, author of The Clan of the Cave Bear
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- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0006482147
- ISBN 13 9780006482147
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- Number of pages400
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Book Description Paperback: 7" x 4½". Condition: Near Fine: Small signs of wear. Cover Art: Stephen Bradbury (illustrator). 2000 Edition. © 1999: 2nd in the 'Rampart Worlds' series of books. 1st printing of 2000 edition:- Synopsis: As the deadly struggle between Galapharma AC and Rampart Starcorp continues, Helly, the son of Rampart's boss, must try to resist what will be the most hostile of takeovers. Helly and his band of companions must attempt to capture a crucial witness to the Galapharma conspiracy, who has taken refuge on a hostile planet. Galapharma's insanely ambitious boss, Alistair Drummond, will stop at nothing in his quest for power, and Helly is marked for death as the two corporations continue to do battle. Meanwhile, the malevolent Haluk follow there own appalling agenda, using human technology obtained from Galapharma to mutate their alien bodies, allowing them to infiltrate and ultimately conquer human society. Helly must find a way to alert the Commonwealth to the Haluk peril, while also protecting his family from Drummond's increasingly desperate efforts to annihilate the Rampart Worlds:- Review(s): "SF adventure on a grand scale" - Algis Budrys / "An enjoyable read on many levels" - SFX:- (original cost £5.99). Seller Inventory # 18.003.00490
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