Manifold: Time

Baxter, Stephen

ISBN 10: 0345430751 / ISBN 13: 9780345430755

Published by Del Rey, 2000

About this Item

1st ed/1st printing, SIGNED by the author on the title page. This book is square, solid, and unread; the boards are solid and unblemished, and the dust jacket is sharp and in a protective Brodart cover. A degree of spine tilt and foxing to the tops of the pages. No price clippings, no remainder marks. When you receive this book you?ll tuck it into the zip pocket of your speedsuit, flip your glimmer shades to high-res, and hop into your id-shifter, all systems set to quantum-overdrive, headed for the far reaches of the solar system with your inner frequency set to - you guessed it ? ?The Dark Side of the Moon.' NOTE: From the estate of SoCal SF collector Bill Wilson.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Manifold: Time
• Publisher: Del Rey
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345430751
• ISBN 13: 9780345430755
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Reid Malenfant has failed in his bid to become an astronaut, but he redoubles his efforts when it becomes clear that the future of the universe depends on it.

About the Author

Stephen Baxter is a trained engineer with degrees from Cambridge (Mathematics) and Southampton Universities (Doctorate in aeroengineering research). He has worked with Rolls Royce Ltd., and at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, U.K. In his research, Baxter visited NASA launch centers, viewed a shuttle launch and interviewed both a NASA mission controller and an astronaut. He also conducted extensive research into the history of NASA, scientific studies of Mars and astronauts and other key players.

His novel Voyage won the Sidewise Award for Best Alternate History Novel of the Year; he also won the John W. Campbell Award and the Philip K. Dick Award for his novel The Time Ships.