Achilles' Choice
by Larry Niven; Steven Barnes
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0312850999
- ISBN 13
- 9780312850999
- Seller
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About This Item
Tor Books, 03/01/91 12:00 AM. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. 0312850999 VG in VG dust jacket. Binding is slightly slanted. Stated First Edition. The world of 2048 is ruled by a council of computer-enhanced, "linked" people, with new members chosen every four years through a competitive mental, physical and aesthetical Olympics. In training, contender Jillian Shomer debates whether to use a "boost" to enhance her chances. Nobody who has not boosted can prevail over anyone who has, at least in the physical contests, but those who use the boost and do not win will die within 10 years--only the link can counteract its effects and only a council member can be linked. Seeking to learn why the council would so allow the destruction of the majority of the world's finest youths, Jillian discovers unsavory aspects to her utopia. Then someone, or something, catches her spying. Niven and Barnes's ( The Descent of Anansi ) romance-like light fiction, with its predictable plot, loosely drawn characters and no more than a promise of a resolution, is, nevertheless, fun to read. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- Bookseller
- GuthrieBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87651
- Title
- Achilles' Choice
- Author
- Larry Niven; Steven Barnes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0312850999
- ISBN 13
- 9780312850999
- Publisher
- Tor Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 03/01/91 12:00 AM
- Size
- 8x5x1
- X weight
- 15 oz
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