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Cargando... Orbit (1982)por Thomas H. Block
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Whilst a novel of its time when the idea that Space Shuttles would launch every week were still in the realms of believability, it's not a bad read - maybe not a brilliant one, but not bad either. The story is fine if undemanding. It's not well enough written to make you feel awful at the tragedies or to bite your nails at the cliffhangers. For those of you who know enough about the science, well lets just say you'll have to suspend that knowledge a little, but remember that when this was written a huge amount of what we know now simply wasn't and everyone needs to recall that technology was incomprehensibly behind what we have now even those few years ago. In fact in some ways that's the best thing about this book, realising how far we have advanced. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
The Star Streak Hypersonic airliner is the successor to the supersonic Concorde. During a routine flight, an unexplainable engine malfunction hurls Consolidated Flight 14 far too high and into a low-earth orbit. With only limited oxygen onboard, Captain Donald Collins is about to try a desperate and unproven maneuver to save the ship and its 100 passengers. On the ground, one of the designers of the aircraft has discovered evidence that the airliner might have been sabotaged. It becomes a race against time and the inescapable laws of physics to save the airliner and those onboard who are still alive.An International Bestseller in many Worldwide markets, here is a sampling of those Media Reviews:*From the United States: The St. Louis Post said: "A spell-binding story."*The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said: "Excitement and tension throughout...great fun and a good read."*The San Diego newspaper said: "Orbit creates a sense of urgency and reality."*United Press International said: "...a nightmare of terror and human drama."*From England: The Liverpool Daily Post said: "full of technical accuracy, with a whodunnit element as well."*The Manchester Evening News said: "A thrill a minute - there is excitement on every page."*From Australia: The Melbourne Victoria Advertiser said: "A superthriller!"*From Germany, the newspapers said: "The book reads well - very well."*"Orbit has all sorts of intrigue."*"The wave of emotions move quickly, and Block weaves in the action elegantly." No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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