The Destroyers - Randall Garrett, Gordon

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Résumé :
A sharp hook: A classic of the pulp space opera, now reimagined for today's readers. A pulse-fast glide through space warfare tales that still resonates with depth and consequence. The Destroyers returns Gordon Randall Garrett's science fiction classic to the shelves with care and reverence. Through crisp action and morally charged confrontations, the novel surveys war and morality at the edge of the unknown, weaving alien encounter motifs into a vivid, human-centred adventure. For science fiction fans and casual readers alike, the book offers brisk propulsion and a thoughtful undercurrent: choices under pressure, loyalty and doubt, and a sense of wonder that only the best golden age science fiction can summon. It speaks in the idiom of thirties america fiction and mid twentieth century visions, while feeling immediate and contemporary in its emotional register. Historically, the work sits squarely in the American speculative fiction tradition, a marker of the pulps' grand storytelling project and a touchstone for the space opera lineage. This edition is more than a reprint...

Biographie:
restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, for science fiction readers and collectors alike....

Sommaire:
it is a restored cultural treasure, careful to preserve the aura of the era while inviting new readers to discover its enduring appeal. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions...