Corbell must badger Pierce for any information about modern society. To his dismay, the reason for his cure becomes quickly apparent-his mind had been transferred to an entirely different body, that of a young felon whose memory had been wiped as punishment for his crime.Ĭorbell quickly finds himself a stranger in a strange land where the only human who speaks English is his caretaker, a harshly detached man known only as Pierce. A.E.Jerome Branch Corbell awakens from cryonic freeze to find himself cured of the cancer that had begun to ravage his body two centuries ago. ALA Booklist This fantastic novel is a mix of Niven hard science and a time-travel concept to boggle the mind.even after the last line the feeling remains of the story still rushing on into the magic distance of the universe.
will challenge the most sophisticated readers. Rich in imagination and astonishing in breath.
Niven is a true master! - Frederik Pohl Nivens intoxicating concepts, ideas, scientific extrapolations, and exotic hardware buffle up from every page. Mike Resnick His tales have grit, authenticity, colorful characters and pulse-pounding narrative drive. Larry Niven is one of the giants of modern science fiction. van Vogt wrote, This fantastic novel is a mix of Niven hard science and a time-travel concept to boggle the mind. After his escape via a spaceship, he traverses such vast distances-with accompanying time dilations-that he returns to Earth 3 million years later to discover a world wholly alien to the one hed left. Book Synopsis After 200 years in cryosleep, Jaybee Corbell awakens to find that his mind has been downloaded to another body and hes in servitude to a harsh future State. Following his escape via a spaceship, he traverses such vast distances-with accompanying time dilations-that he returns to Earth 3 million years later to discover a world wholly alien to the one hed left- of cover. About the Book After 200 years in cryosleep, Jaybee Corbell awakens to find that his mind has been downloaded to another body and hes in servitude to a harsh future State.
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