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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBaen Books
ISBN-10143913412X
ISBN-139781439134122
eBay Product ID (ePID)17038833274
Product Key Features
Book TitlePower of Illusion
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicScience Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), General
Publication Year2010
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorChristopher Anvil
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight11.5 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-029993
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisThis new collection of stories by Christopher Anvil, the master of humorousscience fiction adventure, includes: The full-length novel, The Day the Machines Stopped -- and whathappens, not just to civilization, but to humani, Science Fiction by a Master of Humorous Adventure. The Power of Mighty Starfleet Armadas Can be Undone in an Instant . . . by the Subtle Power of Illusion. A new collection of stories by the master of humorous science fiction adventure, including: - The full-length novel, The Day the Machines Stopped --and what happens, not just to civilization, but to humanity and its chances of survival when all the machines stop working at once? - A man is captured by aliens who are investigating the Earth as a possible target for colonization. The aliens have science and technology far in advance of humans--but, unfortunately for them, they have never developed the human art of bluffing . - For the first time in book form, Anvil's stories of Richard Verner, who is called in to solve apparently insoluble problems, such as explaining why experimental missiles keep failing for no apparent reason, or locating a kidnapped judge, or even solving an inexplicable murder that's interrupting his vacation. And much more, in a generous volume of sardonically humorous science fiction.