O Paradoxo de Proxima (Paperback)
Ashyus Krays
Sold by AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
AbeBooks Seller since 22 June 2007
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Add to basketSold by AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
AbeBooks Seller since 22 June 2007
Condition: New
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPaperback. A Terra esta a dar os seus ultimos suspiros. A nave arca 'Aeon' e a ultima esperanca da humanidade, enviada atraves do vazio interestelar para colonizar Kepler-186f. Mas quando a Comandante Elena Vaz e a sua tripulacao acordam da criostase, descobrem que algo correu terrivelmente mal. Eles nao chegaram ao seu destino, mas sim a orbita de um planeta impossivel, cercado por destrocos de naves identicas a sua.Presa num setor do espaco onde o tempo se comporta de forma erratica e assombrada por sinais de radio que ecoam as vozes dos seus proprios mortos, Elena tem de liderar uma tripulacao a beira da loucura. Entre sabotagens internas, uma Inteligencia Artificial que comeca a desenvolver uma moralidade perigosa e a descoberta de uma civilizacao alienigena que observa o sofrimento humano como entretenimento, Elena enfrenta uma escolha impossivel: sacrificar a sua humanidade para salvar a missao ou condenar a especie humana a extincao total. 'O Paradoxo de Proxima' e um thriller de ficcao cientifica eletrizante que questiona a realidade, a memoria e o preco da sobrevivencia. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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A Terra está a dar os seus últimos suspiros. A nave arca 'Aeon' é a última esperança da humanidade, enviada através do vazio interestelar para colonizar Kepler-186f. Mas quando a Comandante Elena Vaz e a sua tripulação acordam da criostase, descobrem que algo correu terrivelmente mal. Eles não chegaram ao seu destino, mas sim à órbita de um planeta impossível, cercado por destroços de naves idênticas à sua.
Presa num setor do espaço onde o tempo se comporta de forma errática e assombrada por sinais de rádio que ecoam as vozes dos seus próprios mortos, Elena tem de liderar uma tripulação à beira da loucura. Entre sabotagens internas, uma Inteligência Artificial que começa a desenvolver uma moralidade perigosa e a descoberta de uma civilização alienígena que observa o sofrimento humano como entretenimento, Elena enfrenta uma escolha impossível: sacrificar a sua humanidade para salvar a missão ou condenar a espécie humana à extinção total. 'O Paradoxo de Proxima' é um thriller de ficção científica eletrizante que questiona a realidade, a memória e o preço da sobrevivência.
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