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OverviewWhat would happen to the precarious balance of power if scientists could extend life for centuries? If one power bloc had biological protection against radiation and the other did not? Whose thumb would press the button first? When Lyle Taney took leave from her teaching job to live high in the mountains, researching the ways of eagles, she was just planning to write her next book. Lasater was an unscrupulous, skilled operative who thought he could maneuver her as he pleased. He believed women were incapable of making ethical or moral decisions--and he was wrong. When the obscure government agent from an anonymous department tried to force Lyle to spy on her mysterious neighbors, she resisted. But the first step had been taken, involving her in a life-and-death struggle. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kate Wilhelm , Johanna WardPublisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Imprint: Blackstone Audiobooks Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 16.70cm Weight: 0.313kg ISBN: 9781433206269ISBN 10: 1433206269 Publication Date: 01 July 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAn excellent and thought-provoking read. -- School Library Journal Johanna Ward reads this genre-crossing novel with panache and aplomb...Ward's tense tone and excellent pacing build suspense as the story's scope broadens. -- AudioFile A brilliant tour de force...serious science fiction skillfully blended with elements of the suspense novel. Behind the narrative loom the questions raised in the Faust legend and in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: are the dangers of unlocking nature's secrets so great that limits should be imposed on the inquiring mind? And who is to decide? -- New York Times A compelling psychological drama...poses questions that have a clear relevance to today's world. -- Large Print Reviews Enhanced by Wilhelm's spare, limpid prose: a quiet...serious blend of SF, morality play, and global politics. -- Kirkus Reviews A compelling psychological drama...poses questions that have a clear relevance to today's world. -- Large Print Reviews Enhanced by Wilhelm's spare, limpid prose: a quiet...serious blend of SF, morality play, and global politics. -- Kirkus Reviews An excellent and thought-provoking read. -- School Library Journal A brilliant tour de force...serious science fiction skillfully blended with elements of the suspense novel. Behind the narrative loom the questions raised in the Faust legend and in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: are the dangers of unlocking nature's secrets so great that limits should be imposed on the inquiring mind? And who is to decide? -- New York Times Johanna Ward reads this genre-crossing novel with panache and aplomb...Ward's tense tone and excellent pacing build suspense as the story's scope broadens. -- AudioFile Author InformationKate Wilhelm (1928-2018) was the bestselling author of dozens of novels and short-story collections. Among her novels are the popular courtroom thrillers featuring attorney Barbara Holloway. Her other works include the science fiction classic Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang. Johanna Ward (a.k.a. Kate Reading) is an Audie Award-winning narrator and has received numerous Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine. She is also a theater actor in the Washington, DC, area and has been a member of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company since 1987. Her work onstage has been recognized by the Helen Hayes Awards Society, among others. She and her husband live in Hyattsville, Maryland, with their two children. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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