Fallen Dragon
by Peter F Hamilton
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0316021830
- ISBN 13
- 9780316021838
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About This Item
n the distant future, corporations have become sustainable communities with their own militaries, and corporate goals have essentially replaced political ideology. On a youthful, rebellious impulse, Lawrence joined the military of a corporation that he now recognizes to be ruthless and exploitative. His only hope for escape is to earn enough money to buy his place in a better corporation. When his platoon is sent to a distant colony to quell a local resistance effort, it seems like a stroke of amazing fortune, and Lawrence plans to rob the colony of their fabled gemstone, the Fallen Dragon, to get the money he needs. However, he soon discovers that the Fallen Dragon is not a gemstone at all but an alien life form that the local colonists have been protecting since it crashed in their area. Now Lawrence has to decide if he will steal the alien to exploit the use of its inherent biotechnical processes - which far exceed anything humans are capable of - or if he will help the Resistance get the alien home.
Synopsis
Fallen Dragon is a science fiction novel by Peter F. Hamilton. It was first published in 2001 by Macmillan. The story is mainly about the life of Lawrence Newton from the planet Amethi, who pursues his dream of becoming a starship captain. Another storyline, which merges with the first, is that of the resistance movement on the planet Thallspring, which uses advanced alien technology against Terran exploitation. The future societies in the book are varied, and the book contrasts them.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lemolo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 802
- Title
- Fallen Dragon
- Author
- Peter F Hamilton
- Format/Binding
- Minor shelf ware
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0316021830
- ISBN 13
- 9780316021838
- Publisher
- Orbit
- Place of Publication
- New York - London
- Date Published
- 2009-12
- Pages
- 822
- Keywords
- 2310, starships, galaxy, space opera, invasion
- Bookseller catalogs
- SciFi books;
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