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The last days of krypton

An account of the tragic destruction of Superman's home planet depicts the lives of his parents, Jor-El and Lara, while giving insight into the political factors that doomed the planet and paved the way for such villains as Brainiac and General Zod.

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  • "An account of the tragic destruction of Superman's home planet depicts the lives of his parents, Jor-El and Lara, while giving insight into the political factors that doomed the planet and paved the way for such villains as Brainiac and General Zod."@en
  • "An account of the tragic destruction of Superman's home planet depicts the lives of his parents, Jor-El and Lara, while giving insight into the political factors that doomed the planet and paved the way for such villains as Brainiac and General Zod."
  • "Describes the story of the politics and betrayals that blind both heroes and villains to the coming disaster and culminate in the escape of only a single infant child."@en
  • "Against the spectacular backdrop of Krypton's waning halcyon days, there is the courtship and marriage of Kal-El's parents, the brilliant scientist Jor-El and his historian wife Lara. Together they fight to convince a stagnant, disbelieving society that their world is about to end."@en
  • "Before the cataclysm that sent the infant Kal El rocketing toward a remarkable future as Earth's indestructible protector, his home planet Krypton flourished. Before treachery, technology, and nature conspired to doom an unparallelled civilisation, the brilliant scientist Jor El and the beautiful artist and historian Lara met, fell in love, and married. There were great heroes in those halcyon days. And there were just as many villains: the evil android Brainiac, who planned to capture the capital city of Kandor; the diabolical General Zod, who used lies and chaos to seize power and usher in an era of cruelty, repression, and terror. And through it all, an inescapable violence loomed ever closer, a catastrophic destiny foretold by Jor El that would reshape humankind forever."
  • "De geschiedenis van Krypton juist voor haar ondergang, waarin Jor-El en Lara elkaar ontmoeten en een zoon krijgen die bij het vergaan van Krypton als baby naar de aarde wordt gestuurd waar hij als Superman zal optreden."
  • "Everyone knows how Kal-El'Superman'was sent to Earth just before his planet exploded. But what led to such a disaster' Now, in The Last Days of Krypton, Kevin J. Anderson presents a sweeping tale of the pomp and grandeur, the intrigue and passion, and the politics and betrayals of a doomed world filled with brave heroes and cruel traitors. Against the spectacular backdrop of Krypton's waning halcyon days, there is the courtship and marriage of Kal-El's parents, the brilliant scientist Jor-El and his historian wife, Lara. Together they fight to convince a stagnant, disbelieving society that their world is about to end. Jor-El's brother, Zor-El, leader of the fabled Argo City, joins the struggle not only to save the planet but also to fight against the menace of the ruthless and cunning General Zod. The diabolical Zod, future archenemy of Superman, avails himself of a golden opportunity to seize power when the android Brainiac captures the capital city of Kandor. As Zod's grip on the populace tightens and his power grows, he too is blind to all the signs that point to the death of the very civilization he is trying to rule. Through all of this, Jor-El and Lara's love for each other, their history, and their son allows for Krypton to live on even as the planet is torn apart around them. For in the escape of their baby lies Krypton's greatest gift'and Earth's greatest hero. The Last Days of Krypton is a timeless, ground-breaking exploration of a world that has never been fully defined, and reveals the extraordinary origins of a legend that has never ceased to amaze and astound generation after generation."@en
  • "Tells the story of the last days of the planet Krypton before the young Kal-El (Superman) was sent to Earth."

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  • "Science fiction"@en
  • "Science fiction"
  • "Space opera"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Fantasy fiction"@en
  • "Fantasy fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Modern fiction"@en

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  • "The last days of krypton"@en
  • "Last days of Kyrpton"
  • "The last days of Krypton"
  • "The last days of Krypton"@en

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