03161cam a2200325 4500 417737813 TxAuBib 20200119120000.0 ||||||s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781618243843 1618243845 B00ARPJ8ZQ Amazon 1998ce30-5e30-4c1a-ab9f-bc7cf3505270 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4982419 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Myers, Howard L. The Creatures of Man [Bridges eBook]. Baen Books, 2003. Format: OverDrive Open EPUB eBook, Filesize: 512kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p>NOT ONLY STRANGER THAN YOU IMAGINE, STRANGER THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE</p> <p>In a distant future when humans no longer need spaceships, but hurtle between the stars faster than light, propelled and protected by implants in their bodies, the galaxy has been divided between two battling factions who contend for dominance by economic maneuvering. Each side is determined to overwhelm the other, and is likely to abandon the "Econo-War" for a genuine shooting war if it thinks that defeat is imminent. Only one thing can avert the looming disaster: a talisman of great, almost supernatural power which has been lost for millennia on a minor world called Earth.</p> <p>Here, The Econo-War is collected in one continuous novel-length narrative for the first time, along with other dazzling visions of future worlds: A planet where well-meaning busybodies from Earth try to "cure" the inhabitants of their craving for the exotic drug chocolate ... another planet where insects dimly recall myths of the humans who gave them intelligence before departing for the stars, and wonder if the strange creatures will ever return ... a brilliant concert pianist whose twin is the target of an inexplicable assassination plot which he must foil—because he and his "twin" share the same brain ... an intelligent weapon which was instructed billions of years ago to obliterate a race, but whose mission was frustrated by a slight malfunction—until now . . . and much more by a unique and original master of science fiction adventure.</p> <p>"In the 1960s, Myers' stories came pouring out—almost every one of them excellent, ranging from the chilling to some of the wittiest science fiction stones ever written." —Eric Flint and Guy Gordon</p> <p>At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).</p>. Science Fiction. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-02-19 22:00:02. Flint, Eric. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1998ce30-5e30-4c1a-ab9f-bc7cf3505270&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1998ce30-5e30-4c1a-ab9f-bc7cf3505270&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1998ce30-5e30-4c1a-ab9f-bc7cf3505270&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Open EPUB eBook)