The Resource Hard Landing, Algis Budrys, (electronic resource)
Hard Landing, Algis Budrys, (electronic resource)
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The item Hard Landing, Algis Budrys, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lane Public Library.
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- Summary
- A science fiction adventure told from the point of view of aliens who crash-land on Earth and must assimilate in secret{u2014}until their human cover is blown Budrys{u2019}s final novel opens with the report of a man found electrocuted on suburban train tracks in Shoreview, Illinois. Neville Sealman appeared to be just another commuter, but after his tragic death, no one comes forward to claim his body. And a routine autopsy reveals some disturbing physiological anomalies. Then a spaceship is unearthed in a New Jersey swamp. It{u2019}s the stuff of tabloids{u2014}except it{u2019}s all true. Years earlier, a starship crash-landed on Earth. Its passengers, human in appearance, were forced to make their separate ways in an alien world. No one knows that these otherworldly visitors have been living among the human race{u2014}but now their cover could be blown. Told in the form of an investigation reconstructed through direct and indirect witness testimony, Hard Landing takes the reader into the minds of its four protagonists as they struggle with the far-reaching ramifications of discovery. This is a suspenseful and revelatory novel about the elusive, ever-changing nature of identity
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (262 pages)
- Isbn
- 9781497653009
- Label
- Hard Landing
- Title
- Hard Landing
- Statement of responsibility
- Algis Budrys
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A science fiction adventure told from the point of view of aliens who crash-land on Earth and must assimilate in secret{u2014}until their human cover is blown Budrys{u2019}s final novel opens with the report of a man found electrocuted on suburban train tracks in Shoreview, Illinois. Neville Sealman appeared to be just another commuter, but after his tragic death, no one comes forward to claim his body. And a routine autopsy reveals some disturbing physiological anomalies. Then a spaceship is unearthed in a New Jersey swamp. It{u2019}s the stuff of tabloids{u2014}except it{u2019}s all true. Years earlier, a starship crash-landed on Earth. Its passengers, human in appearance, were forced to make their separate ways in an alien world. No one knows that these otherworldly visitors have been living among the human race{u2014}but now their cover could be blown. Told in the form of an investigation reconstructed through direct and indirect witness testimony, Hard Landing takes the reader into the minds of its four protagonists as they struggle with the far-reaching ramifications of discovery. This is a suspenseful and revelatory novel about the elusive, ever-changing nature of identity
- Cataloging source
- CtWfDGI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1931-2008
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Budrys, Algis
- Dewey number
-
- 813/.54
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3552.U348
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Life on other planets
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Hard Landing, Algis Budrys, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00007728
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (262 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9781497653009
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781497653009
- (Sirsi) b1432184
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
- Label
- Hard Landing, Algis Budrys, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00007728
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (262 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9781497653009
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781497653009
- (Sirsi) b1432184
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
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