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A new standalone military SF adventure from Cixin Liu. When Chen's parents are incinerated before his eyes by a blast of ball lightning, he devotes his life to cracking the secret of mysterious natural phenomenon. His search takes him to stormy mountaintops, an experimental military weapons lab, and an old Soviet science station.
When Chen's parents are incinerated before his eyes by a blast of ball lightning, he devotes his life to cracking the secret of mysterious natural phenomenon. His search takes him to stormy mountaintops, an experimental military weapons lab, and an old Soviet science station. The more he learns, the more he comes to realize that ball lightning is just the tip of an entirely new frontier in particle physics. Although Chen's quest provides a purpose for his lonely life, his reasons for chasing his elusive quarry come into conflict with soldiers and scientists who have motives of their own: a beautiful army major with an obsession with dangerous weaponry, and a physicist who has no place for ethical considerations in his single-minded pursuit of knowledge.About the Author
Cixin Liu is China's #1 SF writer and author of The Three-Body Problem - the first ever translated novel to win a Hugo Award. Prior to becoming a writer, Liu worked as an engineer in a power plant in Yangquan.
Industry Reviews
'A fascinating piece of speculative fiction ... This is unsettling and thoughtful writing ... Ball Lightning does what all the best science fiction does - it makes the reader look at the world around them anew, and makes them think about the possibilities of the future' Big Issue.
'As elusive as a Venusian scout ship and as deadly as a nest of vipers ... Through these characters we learn an awful lot about ball lightning and it shows the author's deep knowledge of physics, cosmology, meteorology and the politics and morality of scientific research' Starburst.
'Cixin Liu is one of the most significant authors working in the genre today ... Expect inspirational cosmology and philosophy with meticulous scientific speculation; Ball Lightning is likely to enthral you' Starburst.
ISBN: 9781786694690
ISBN-10: 1786694697
Published: 1st August 2018
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 384
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (AUS)
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 2.9 x 14.6 x 22.7
Weight (kg): 0.46
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