The Chronoliths - Hardcover

Wilson, Robert Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312873840 ISBN 13: 9780312873844

Publisher: Tor Books, 2001

Synopsis

Twenty-first-century Asia is transformed by the arrival of huge monolithic stone pillars that emit a burst of ionizing radiation and are engraved with inscriptions commemorating military victories from the future, as Scott Warden is drawn into the mystery of these bizarre monuments and into a final confrontation with the future. 20,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"In his quiet way, Robert Charles Wilson has produced one of the most impressive bodies of work in contemporary science fiction . . . The Chronoliths stands with his best."--"The New York Times" "Superb."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)

About the Author:

\Gahan Wilson's cartoons have appeared in Playboy, The New Yorker, Gourmet, Punch, Paris Match, and The National Lampoon. More than fifteen collections of his cartoons have been published, including Is Nothing Sacred?, Playboy's Gahan Wilson, and then we'll get him! and Still Weird. Wilson is widely considered to be the best living macabre cartoonist.

For children, Wilson has written and illustrated a series of adventures of Harry, the Fat Bear Spy. For adults, Wilson has written two mystery novels and a number of short stories, which have appeared in Playboy and Omni. Other graphic works for adults include adaptations of Ambrose Bierce and Edgar Allan Poe, and Gahan Wilson's Big Book of Freaks

About this edition

• Publisher: Tor Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0312873840
• ISBN 13: 9780312873844
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 301