The Last Gasp - Hardcover

Hoyle, Trevor

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0517550849 ISBN 13: 9780517550847

Publisher: Random House Value Pub, 1983

Synopsis

Marine biologist Gavin Chase deciphers the mysterious message of a seemingly crazed Russian scientist, and, teamed with biologist Cheryl Detrick, tries desperately to foil the superpowers' plans for environmental war, plans that include total destruction of the biosphere

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Review:

Superb dialogue, vivid imagination and wry humour . . . The Last Gasp is a landmark in the field of eco-fiction (Washington Post)

This terrifying vision of the possible near future convincingly shows how drastically things could change in a single generation. A riveting ecological thriller that will have you sighing with relief that it all isn't true - yet (Publisher's Weekly)

Trevor Hoyle has combined Dr Strangelove and Raiders of the Lost Ark and come up with a formula that works like a poisoned charm (New York Daily News)

The author's deftness with character, plot and the conventions of the thriller form is vital to a book of this length and complexity. It maintains narrative momentum and encourages the reader to get to grips with the science behind the story (The Morning Star)

If someone had told me I'd find a 722 page novel about climate change and pollution as engrossing as a James Bond novel, I'd have thought they were mad. However Trevor Hoyle's The Last Gasp does just that (Horror Hot House)

The Last Gasp by Trevor Hoyle is my risk analysis disaster science fiction book standard of excellence . . . Bizarre and intriguing events, catastrophic consequences, and solutions . . . Engaging. (Michael R Greenberg, Explaining Risk Analysis)

The book is epic . . . At 700 pages it's a mighty tome - and the science, may leave the reader, also gasping for breath. (Starburst Magazine)

A prophet of ecological apocalypse and chronicler of imminent chaos . . . an enormously entertaining book (Morning Star)

The Last Gasp is an immersive apocalyptic science fiction horror thriller that is next to impossible to put down (A Bookish Blog)

Climate thrillers, let alone good ones, are few and far between ... That's why The Last Gasp is a minor revelation (SciFiNow)

Book Description:

No oxygen, no life: when the air thins in this near-future thriller, a race against time to find the solution begins.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Value Pub
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0517550849
• ISBN 13: 9780517550847
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1