Quofum: A Novel of the Commonwealth: 8 (Humanx Commonwealth) - Softcover

Foster, Alan Dean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 034549606X ISBN 13: 9780345496065

Publisher: Del Rey Books, 2009

Synopsis

The mission to planet Quofum to investigate unknown flora and fauna is supposed to be a quickie for Captain Boylan and his crew. The first surprise is that Quofum, which seems to regularly slip in and out of existence, is actually there when they arrive. The second surprise is Quofum's wild biodiversity: The planet is not logical, ordered, or rational. But the real shock comes when the crew members not only find a killer in their midst but discover that their spaceship is missing-along with all means of communication. Of course, the marooned teammates know nothing about the Great Evil racing toward the galaxy, or about Flinx, the only person with half a chance to stop it. Nor do they know that Quofum could play a crucial role in defeating the all-devouring monster from beyond.

About this title

Review:

"Fast-paced and exciting."--Alternative Worlds

"Intriguing."--Publishers Weekly

"[An] astonishing riot of life-forms . . . The book is tantamount to a stand-alone, though certainly significant in the greater epic."--Booklist

About the Author:

Alan Dean Foster has written in a variety of genres, including hard science fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Star Wars: The Approaching Storm and the popular Pip & Flinx novels, as well as novelizations of several films, including Transformers, Star Wars, the first three Alien films, and Alien Nation. His novel Cyber Way won the Southwest Book Award for Fiction, the first science fiction work ever to do so. Foster and his wife, JoAnn Oxley, live in Prescott, Arizona, in a house built of brick that was salvaged from an early-twentieth-century miners' brothel. He is currently at work on several new novels and media projects.

About this edition

• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 034549606X
• ISBN 13: 9780345496065
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 288