- Hardcover: 369 pages
- Publisher: William Morrow & Co (June 1975)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0688029051
- ISBN-13: 978-0688029050
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.3 x 4.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 816 g
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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`Tense...fascinating' -- SUNDAY TIMES
`Tension builds and builds, up to an astonishing climax' -- DAILY MIRROR --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
`Tension builds and builds, up to an astonishing climax' -- DAILY MIRROR --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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On Friday 3rd August all the world's radar screens went haywire. This time it had really happened - an alien spacecraft was in orbit around Earth. In secrecy, an undercover team of US scientists deparately tried to analyze an enigma that nothing had prepared them for.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
toilet reading,
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This review is from: Fade Out (Mass Market Paperback)
Oh my god this was one of the most dull books I have ever read. I must admit that it had a good chapter or two but I had to fight my way through..The start was so slow I really hoped that it would speed up but no such luck... This book ended up as a great toilet read as it was so easy to put it down.. As for those of you who cant sleep at night or suffer form insomnia then get this you will be asleep befor you even finish the first page....... "I give this a big boooooooooooooooo"
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3.8 out of 5 stars (12 customer reviews) 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A gripping read. 1 of the best sci-fi 'alien contact' tales.,
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This review is from: Fade-Out (Hardcover)
Just re-read the book yesterday, makes surprisingly good read even after 20 yrs and the unexpected collapse of USSR! One of the best 'alien contact' sci-fi tales ever written, IMHO. Surprised X-Files never used his ideas! Ranks right way up there with 'Rendevous with Rama', 'Solaris' and 'Stranger in Strange Land'. Patrick delivers the goodies:- his grasp of details and dramatic-tension is masterful. Anyone who knows Patrick Tilley's email address pls contact me at cthulhufatagn@hotmail.com! Patrick is one of the very best, and this book a sadly 'lost' classic of hard sci-fi:- they don't come harder than this.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A gripping read. 1 of the best sci-fi 'alien contact' tales.,
By OoOoOoO "OoOoOoO" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fade-Out (Hardcover)
Just re-read the book yesterday, makes surprisingly good read even after 20 yrs and the unexpected collapse of USSR! One of the best 'alien contact' sci-fi tales ever written, IMHO. Surprised X-Files never used his ideas! Ranks right way up there with 'Rendevous with Rama', 'Solaris' and 'Stranger in Strange Land'. Patrick delivers the goodies:- his grasp of details and dramatic-tension is masterful. Anyone who knows Patrick Tilley's email address pls contact me at cthulhufatagn@hotmail.com! Patrick is one of the very best, and this book a sadly 'lost' classic of hard sci-fi:- they don't come harder than this.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A stunning work of SF, stands up more than 20 years later!,
By yohannon@rotunda.com - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fade-Out (Hardcover)
I first read this book as a teenager in the 70's, and was stunned. An excellent balance between finely detailed science fiction (such as the kind Robert L Forward excels at), but with a human warmth and an odd spiritual twist that sneaks up on you. While I would have loved to have seen this become a trilogy, perhaps Tilley's greatest strength was in resisting the temptation to franchise this wonderful tale into tawdry little strip mall like installments, watering down the impact of the original. If someone ever figures out that this is a script that would write itself, it could still be made into a grand "alternate universe" saga...I would hate to see someone update it from it's 70's context. My hardcover copy is well worn from repeated re-reading...my only hope is that I could produce at least one novel this wonderful.
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