Existence

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Author:

Brin, David

ISBN:

978-0-356-50173-4

Publication Date:

Oct 2012

Publisher:

Little, Brown Book Group Limited

Imprint:

Orbit Books

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

AUD $27.99

Book Description:

OUR CONTINUED EXISTENCE WAS NEVER A GIVEN. Year after year, humanity has survived the main pitfalls awaiting us - natural disasters, nuclear war, rising seas. But when an alien artefact is found floating in Earth's orbit, it pushes our troubled world to the brink of chaos. Is this a message in a bottle bringing peace and enlightenment from the stars? Or a warning, threatening to destroy what little stability mankind has achieved? The world is divided -...
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Book Details

Pages:	688
Detailed Subjects:	Fiction / Science Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	12.8 x 19.8 x 4.4 cm
Book Weight:	0.48 Kilograms

Author Biography

Brin, David (Author)

David Brin is a scientist, writer, and public speaker. He was born in Pasadena, California, on October 9, 1950. Brin attended the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and later earned a doctorate at the University of California. He accepted a position as an engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company.

Brin is a former fellow at the California Space Institute and serves on several government and nongovernment advisory committees dealing with issues involved with technological growth. Brin has lectured all over the world on such topics as space flight, ecology, and the search for extraterrestrial life.

Brin deals with global warming, the destruction of the ozone layer, and pollution of Earth. His 1987 novel, The Uplift War, received the Hugo Award and the Locus Award. His novels have been translated into 20 languages.

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