The Centauri Device - Softcover

Harrison, M. John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553236466 ISBN 13: 9780553236460

Publisher: Bantam Books, 1985

Synopsis

John Truck was to outward appearances just another lowlife spaceship captain. But he was also the last of the Centaurans - or at least, half of him was - which meant that he was the only person who could operate the Centauri Device, a sentient bomb which might hold the key to settling a vicious space war.

M. John Harrison's classic novel turns the conventions of space opera on their head, and is written with the precision and brilliance for which is famed.

About this title

Book Description

A brilliant space opera from one of the great stylists of SF.

About the Author

M. John Harrison (1945 - ) Michael John Harrison is the author of, amongst others, the Viriconium stories, The Centauri Device, Climbers, The Course of the Heart, Signs of Life, Light and Nova Swing. He has won the Boardman Tasker Award (Climbers), the James Tiptree Jr Award (Light) and the Arthur C. Clarke Award (Nova Swing). He lives in Shropshire.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Publication date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553236466
• ISBN 13: 9780553236460
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback