A History of What Comes Next: Take Them to the Stars, Book 1
Language: English
Published by Michael Joseph in association with Goldsboro Books, London, 2021
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.Fahrenheit's Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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First UK edition, hardcover with red edge treatment, signed by Neuvel and marked no. 351/500 on the limited title page, the book has a minor skew to the binding, slight bumps to the spine ends, and a moderate ding to the fore edge of the front cover. Overall, this is a solid, tight and clean, Very Good+ copy in a like, unclipped dust jacket, which has a hint of wear to the spine ends, a light ding to the front fold, and some mild rubbing to the covers. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.
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- Title
- A History of What Comes Next: Take Them to the Stars, Book 1
- Author
- Neuvel, Sylvain
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph in association with Goldsboro Books, London
- Publication year
- 2021
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Dust jacket
- Very Good+
- Signed
- Signed by Author
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0241445124
- ISBN 13
- 9780241445129
- Edition
- First UK Edition, Limited, Signed.
- Series
- Book 1 of 3: Take Them to the Stars
- Seller catalogs
- Science Fiction
A speculative fiction as rich as The Man in the High Castle and as packed with thrills as Ready Player One
'An alt-history with a difference' GUARDIAN
This is a secret history of our world like no other . . .
Always run, never fight.
Preserve the knowledge.
Survive at all costs.
Take them to the stars.
_________
Germany, 1945.
Mia, a nineteen-year-old girl, is sent by the OSS to find Wernher von Braun: Germany's - and the world's - foremost rocket scientist. Her mission: stop the Russians getting hold of him.
But von Braun is suspicious. And so he should be.
For Mia is no ordinary girl. She only looks human. And helping the Allies win the Second World War is just one part of her plan . . .
Because there's an even darker conflict on Earth. A secret struggle thousands of years old. One that has taken generations of Mia's people.
But can the firing of rockets finally bring about its end?
Can Mia, as the last of her kind, bring the stars down to earth?
And if she succeeds, what will happen to us?
_________
'There's real cleverness at work here' The Times
'Wry narration, wired action . . . Fans of alternate history and intelligent sci-fi will love this' Publishers Weekly
'
Clever and compelling, it will keep you enthralled until the end' Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of The Oppenheimer Alternative
'A dark and ambitious book. Neuvel is forging ahead' SFX Magazine
'Highly crafted and unique' Library Journal
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