Providence by Max Barry Paperback Book

Description: Providence by Max Barry From the award-winning author of Lexicon comes a mind-bending science fiction masterpiece in the tradition of The Martian and Arrival FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Compelling and innovative... Barry takes a story that has been done countless times before and makes it seem original - Daily MailShe is the ultimate weapon. She once served us. Now shes got her own plans. Once we approached the aliens in peace... and they annihilated us. Now mankind has developed the ultimate killing machine, the Providence class of spaceship. With the ships frightening speed, frightening intelligence and frightening weaponry, its now the salamanders turn to be annihilated... in their millions. The mismatched quartet of Talia, Gilly, Jolene and Anders are the crew on one of these destroyers. But with the ships computers designed to outperform human decision-making in practically all areas, they are virtual bystanders. The Providence will take them to where the enemy are and she will dictate the strategy in any battle.The crews only job role is to publicise their glorious war to a sceptical Earth. Social media and video clips are THEIR weapons in an endless charm offensive. THEIR chief enemy is not the space reptiles but each other, and boredom. But then everything changes. A message comes from base: the Providence is going into the Violet Zone, where there are no beacons and no communications with Earth. It is the heart of the enemy empire - and now the crew are left to wonder whether this is a mission of ultimate destruction or, more sinisterly, of ultimate self-destruction...PROVIDENCE is a dazzling, inventive, and thought-provoking new novel from the author of Lexicon. Author Biography Max Barry is the author of four previous novels, including Aurealis Award winner Lexicon. He is also the creator of the internet mini-phenomenon NationStates, an online political simulation game. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife and two daughters. He is a cat person. Review Praise for Providence * : *Providence is such a blast you almost overlook how clever it is. Like Starship Troopers and 2001: A Sapce Odyssey, its about the limit of human intelligence, the nature of humanity and the price were prepared to pay for the survival of the species * Daily Mail *Providence is a light-hearted thriller with a superbly dark, existential sting in its tail * The Times *A quirky, character-driven commentary on the mechanisation of conflict and the sheer perversity of human nature * Financial Times *Compelling and innovative... Barry takes a story that has been done countless times before and makes it seem original * Daily Mail *[A] terrific sci-fi thriller * Publishers Weekly *PROVIDENCE is an absolute treat. Pulls the trick of being both irrepressibly old-school sci-fi and creepily relevant to the data-driven future * Austin Grossman, author of Soon I Will Be Invincible *An astonishing novel! PROVIDENCE is Philip K. Dick and William Gibson fueled by pure adrenaline (with a bit of Spielberg and Ridley Scott thrown in). The brilliant, unstoppable imagination of Max Barry glows on every page of this action-filled, yet emotionally resonant, tale. It will keep you riveted from first page till last. I read in one sitting and I guarantee youll do the same * Jeffery Deaver, author of The Never Game *Action-packed and unsettling, PROVIDENCE is a sleekly-written parable about the absurdity of war--and the deeply human urge to destroy everything we dont understand, whether it comes from a distant planet or right here on Earth * Annalee Newitz, author of Autonomous and The Future of Another Timeline *I could not put PROVIDENCE down until Id finished it in one thrilling sitting. This is science fiction at its best-a ship so believably alive and characters so determined, flawed, and compelling that youll forget youre not also part of the crew * Peng Shepherd, author of The Book of M *PROVIDENCES greatest strength - apart from being terrifically entertaining - is its characters. (...) Its Barrys empathy for his characters, his willingness to dig deep into their foibles, that distinguishes PROVIDENCE from most of the golden-age science fiction that inspired it. * Locus *The meat of this is in its human interactions * SciFi Bulletin *Max Barrys excellent novel Providence * New Scientist *Providence is an extremely smart take on an entirely different genre ... page-turning anticipation which pays off beautifully in the final third * SFX *Providence is a meditation ... on the difference between programmed intelligence and the human version. Barry tells a fun and funny story that finds the perfect moments to break your heart in the best ways * Locus *Like Starship Troopers with added brain, this is such a blast you can overlook just how clever and thought-provoking it is * Daily Mail * Details ISBN152935207X Publisher Hodder & Stoughton ISBN-10 152935207X ISBN-13 9781529352078 Format Paperback Author Max Barry Year 2021 Publication Date 2021-05-04 Pages 320 UK Release Date 2021-05-04 Imprint Hodder Paperback Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-05-04 NZ Release Date 2021-05-04 DEWEY 823.92 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131832076;

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