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Description for Rainbow Mars
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
The year is +1108 Atomic Era. Hanville Svetz, who first appeared in Larry Niven's THE FLIGHT OF THE HORSE, is on his way back from +390, accompanied by a snake for the Secretary-General's private zoo. On his return, however, he learns that his employer has died. But his wasted journey is the least of his concerns. With the new regime comes a new role for Svetz, and hunting down extinct animals is not on the agenda. Instead, Svetz is going to be sent much further back in time. And not to Earth. For the new Secretary-General has greater ambitions. ... Read more
The year is +1108 Atomic Era. Hanville Svetz, who first appeared in Larry Niven's THE FLIGHT OF THE HORSE, is on his way back from +390, accompanied by a snake for the Secretary-General's private zoo. On his return, however, he learns that his employer has died. But his wasted journey is the least of his concerns. With the new regime comes a new role for Svetz, and hunting down extinct animals is not on the agenda. Instead, Svetz is going to be sent much further back in time. And not to Earth. For the new Secretary-General has greater ambitions. ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Orbit
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857239485
SKU
KRA0000576
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Larry Niven
Larry Niven is one of the best-known names in science fiction. He is the Hugo and Nebula award-winning author of many classics in the genre, including most recently DESTINY'S ROAD.
Reviews for Rainbow Mars
'A writer of supreme talent.' TOM CLANCY 'another sumptuously detailed triumph of the imagination.' SFX 'According to Larry Niven, time travel is logically impossible
sheer fantasy. So when time-agent Svetz heads back from polluted future Earth in search of extinct animals, he tends to sideslip into fantastic, fictional worlds. In short stories collected in The ... Read more
sheer fantasy. So when time-agent Svetz heads back from polluted future Earth in search of extinct animals, he tends to sideslip into fantastic, fictional worlds. In short stories collected in The ... Read more