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Heart of the comet

In the middle of the twenty-first century, the multinational crew of scientists stationed on Halley's Comet set aside personal prejudices and unite to survive in the bleak, ice-covered environment and transform it into a source of life.

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  • "In the middle of the twenty-first century, the multinational crew of scientists stationed on Halley's Comet set aside personal prejudices and unite to survive in the bleak, ice-covered environment and transform it into a source of life."
  • "In the middle of the twenty-first century, the multinational crew of scientists stationed on Halley's Comet set aside personal prejudices and unite to survive in the bleak, ice-covered environment and transform it into a source of life."@en
  • "A group of men and women, from a shattered society, ride a ball of ice through the solar system in search of a future."@en
  • "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 cells⁰́₄ that might once have brought life to Earth⁰́₄begin 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. ⁰́₄ The San Diego Union"@en
  • "Une tentative de coloniser la comète Halley, à l'occasion de son retour en l'an 2061. Se transforme en cauchemar tant pour l'adaptation que pour la survie."

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  • "Science fiction"
  • "Science fiction"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "彗星の核へ"
  • "Heart of the comet"
  • "Heart of the comet"@en
  • "Heart of the Comet"@en
  • "El Corazón del cometa"
  • "Au coeur de la comète"
  • "Inima cometei : [roman]"
  • "Suisei no kaku e"
  • "Suisei no kaku e"@ja
  • "El corazon del cometa"
  • "El corazón del cometa"@es

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