Cradle /
At the bottom of the ocean, an alien creature is dormant. But the time has come for it to awaken. And as it stirs, its power will be unleashed on the planet--and trigger the dawn of human extinction.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Victor Gollancz LTD,
[1988]
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| Edition: | Uncorrected proof. |
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| Summary: | At the bottom of the ocean, an alien creature is dormant. But the time has come for it to awaken. And as it stirs, its power will be unleashed on the planet--and trigger the dawn of human extinction. "It's revealed that the unknown artifact is actually a cradle that contains seeds with altered superhumans extracted from Earth millions of years ago & altered so they could live with other species--including the submarine snakes--on Earth."--Goodreads. |
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| Item Description: | "Approximate details of finished book: extent: 320 pp., publication date: July 1988."--Preliminary pages. "First published in Great Britain 1988 by Victor Gollancz LTD, London."--Title page verso. The Cushing Library Science Fiction Collection copy donated by Victor W. Horadam. Fisher Library Rare Books and Special Collections copy has inserted: photocopied typescript of Arthur C. Clarke's media release, undated ; publisher's with compliments slip. First published in United States 1988 by Warner Books, New York. |
| Physical Description: | 309 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 0575041641 9780575041646 |