- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia (April 9 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0743228871
- ISBN-13: 978-0743228879
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.4 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 485 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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From Library Journal
Ryn and Jemma Hardey's lives change forever when Hercus Barges, once Ryn's best friend, recovers a piece of plutonium he stole as a university student and attempts to coerce the Hardeys into helping him save the world from humanity. The author of The View from the Mirror crafts a chilling sf suspense story set against a backdrop of 21st-century environmental depletion and cultural degeneration. First published in Australia, Irvine's latest novel, the first in a trilogy of eco-thrillers, portrays a frighteningly plausible near future and belongs in most sf collections.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Australia-consciousness in sf and fantasy takes another step forward with this well-crafted near-future ecothriller. Hercus Barges, a classic mad engineer, develops the idea of saving Earth from ecological disaster by destroying or at least decimating the human race with stolen plutonium. When he blackmails an old friend, Ryn Hardey, into helping him, knowledge of the stolen poison leaks out. When Hardey refuses to play Barges' deadly game, he and his girlfriend, Jemma, end up on the run from Barges, national and international law enforcement, organized and disorganized crime, and environmental activists of every shade and variety. The chase takes place against the well-developed backdrop of an unpleasantly plausible dystopia, and the story line is only slightly disturbed by excessive numbers of characters and shifts of point of view. The tension remains high right to an end that suggests a possible sequel. Sf and technothriller fans should dive into this one. Roland Green
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4.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT BOOK!!!,
By Will (Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Last Albatross (Paperback)
this book is a great science fiction book about degredation and destruction of the earth a must read for anyone interested sci-fi books
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Prophetic,
By Bindi - Published on Amazon.com
A great thriller marred by a few minor flaws. It could have happened - the British did blow up 50 pounds of plutonium with explosives in the early sixties, then leave the fragments lying around the Australian desert for any terrorist or lunatic to find. And the science is plausible. Jemma is a great character, though her husband is a berk and the story would have been better off without the scenes told from his viewpoint, so take off a star for that flaw.And parts of the story are already coming true. Let's hope the rest doesn't.
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Australian SF Reader,
By Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Last Albatross (Paperback)
Future Australia is nasty.A couple are struggling to get along in a savage look at nearish future Australia where reality tv is actually worse - betting on medical options and other things like that to raise funds, in real time. Nasty. Apart from that, as the title might indicate a bit of ecology to be found - and it definitely is. An ecothriller if you prefer that to sf this one, I suppose. 1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT BOOK!!!,
By Will - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Last Albatross (Paperback)
this book is a great science fiction book about degredation and destruction of the earth a must read for anyone interested sci-fi books
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