Heart of the comet
Author:
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Pub. Date:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Language:
English
Lexile measure:
850L
Description
David Brin and Gregory Benford come together again to issue a new edition of their bold collaboration about our near human future in space, planting our boots . . . and staking our destiny . . . on becoming the People of the Comet.Prescient and scientifically accurate, Heart of the Comet is known as one of the great "hard sf" novels of the 1980s. First published in 1986, it tells the story of an ambitious manned mission to visit Halley's Comet and alter its orbit, to mine it for resources. But all too soon, native cells— that might once have brought life to Earth—begin colonizing the colonists. As factions battle over the comet's future . . . and that of Earth . . . only love, courage and ingenuity can avert disaster, and possibly spark a new human destiny.Tremendously imaginative . . . a breathtaking effort from two of science fiction's brightest stars. — The San Diego Union
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 46c7cd18-e4f9-ef7d-f450-dd84fa5e264f |
---|---|
Grouping Title | heart of the comet |
Grouping Author | gregory benford |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-26 02:10:38AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-26 02:21:19AM |
Solr Fields
accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
auth_author2
Brin, David
author
Benford, Gregory, 1941-
author2-role
Brin, David
author_display
Benford, Gregory
available_at_catalog
North Sacramento-Hagginwood
detailed_location_catalog
North Sacramento-Hagginwood
display_description
David Brin and Gregory Benford come together again to issue a new edition of their bold collaboration about our near human future in space, planting our boots . . . and staking our destiny . . . on becoming the People of the Comet.Prescient and scientifically accurate, Heart of the Comet is known as one of the great "hard sf" novels of the 1980s. First published in 1986, it tells the story of an ambitious manned mission to visit Halley's Comet and alter its orbit, to mine it for resources. But all too soon, native cells— that might once have brought life to Earth—begin colonizing the colonists. As factions battle over the comet's future . . . and that of Earth . . . only love, courage and ingenuity can avert disaster, and possibly spark a new human destiny.Tremendously imaginative . . . a breathtaking effort from two of science fiction's brightest stars. — The San Diego Union
format_catalog
Book
eBook
eBook
format_category_catalog
Books
eBook
eBook
id
46c7cd18-e4f9-ef7d-f450-dd84fa5e264f
isbn
9780553051254
9780553258394
9781452425115
9780553258394
9781452425115
itype_catalog
Adult Fiction
last_indexed
2024-04-26T09:21:19.194Z
lexile_score
850
literary_form
Fiction
literary_form_full
Fiction
local_callnumber_catalog
SCIENCE FICTION Benford, G.
owning_library_catalog
Sacramento Public Library
owning_location_catalog
North Sacramento-Hagginwood
primary_isbn
9780553051254
publishDate
1986
2012
2012
publisher
Bantam Books
Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Science fiction, American
title_display
Heart of the comet
title_full
Heart of the Comet
Heart of the comet / Gregory Benford and David Brin
Heart of the comet / Gregory Benford and David Brin
title_short
Heart of the comet
topic_facet
Fiction
Science Fiction
Science fiction, American
Science Fiction
Science fiction, American
Solr Details Tables
item_details
Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Loc | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:efc620ad-5a35-41aa-9dde-85f87627e627 | -2 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
ils:.b10778688 | .i1184212x | North Sacramento-Hagginwood | SCIENCE FICTION Benford, G. | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | nsaag |
record_details
Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:efc620ad-5a35-41aa-9dde-85f87627e627 | eBook | eBook | English | Gregory Benford | 2012 | |||
ils:.b10778688 | Book | Books | English | Bantam Books | 1986 | 468 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
scoping_details_catalog
Bib Id | Item Id | Grouped Status | Status | Locally Owned | Available | Holdable | Bookable | In Library Use Only | Library Owned | Holdable PTypes | Bookable PTypes | Local Url |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:efc620ad-5a35-41aa-9dde-85f87627e627 | -2 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | true | false | false | false | |||
ils:.b10778688 | .i1184212x | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | true | false | true | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 | 11 |