Sylvain Neuvel A History of What Comes Next (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: A History of What Comes NextCondition: NewEAN: 9781405945530ISBN: 9781405945530Publisher: Penguin Books LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/25/2021Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 18mmItem Weight: 213gAuthor: Sylvain NeuvelLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: The captivating speculative fiction perfect for fans of The EternalsISBN-10: 1405945532Description: The gripping new speculative fiction as rich as The Man in the High Castle and as packed with thrills as Ready Player One'Alt-history with a difference' GUARDIAN'There's real cleverness at work here' THE TIMESAlways run, never fight.Preserve the knowledge.Survive at all costs.Take them to the stars._________Germany, 1945.Mia, a nineteen-year-old girl, is sent by the OSS to find Wernher von Braun. Her mission: stop the Russians getting hold of Germany's - and the world's - foremost rocket scientist.Von Braun is suspicious. And so he should be.For Mia is no ordinary girl. She only looks human. And helping the Allies win the Second World War is only one part of her plan.Because there's an even darker conflict taking place on Earth. A secret struggle thousands of years old that has engulfed and taken generations of Mia's people.Can the firing of rockets finally bring about its end? Will Mia, as the last of her kind, bring the stars down to Earth?And if she succeeds, what will happen to us?_________'Wry narration, wired action . . . Fans of alternate history and intelligent sci-fi will love this' Publishers Weekly'Clever and compelling, it will keep you enthralled until the end' Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of The Oppenheimer Alternative 'Highly crafted and unique' Library JournalCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionTopic: Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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