Critical Threshold

Book Details

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Author(s):

Brian M Stableford

First Pub:

1977

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

2021

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

22 chapters

Internal ID:

2568

Series:

The Florians
Wildeblood's Empire

Daedalus Mission*

#2 of 6

Daedalus Mission*

A series of books by Brian M Stableford originally published by Daw Books.

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1) The Florians
2) Critical Threshold
3) Wildeblood's Empire
4) The City of the Sun
5) Balance of Power
6) The Paradox of the Sets

Copyright:

Dedication:

No dedication.

First Sentence:

I collected the cards and bean to shuffle them half-heartedly, wondering whether I could squeeze a few last drops of competitive enthusiasm from my turgid brain.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

I didn't mean it.

Comments:

No comments on file

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Added: 02-Nov-2019

Last Updated: 23-Aug-2022

15-Feb-1977

DAW Books

Paperback

Date Issued:

15-Feb-1977

Format:

Paperback

Cover Price:

$1.25

Pages*:

160

Catalog ID:

UY1282

Pub Series #:

230

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 8 Jan 2021 - 15 Jan 2021

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

amazon.com

Internal ID:

1790

Publisher:

DAW Books

ISBN:

0-879-97282-3

ISBN-13:

978-0-879-97282-0

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Doug Beekman - Cover Artist

THE DAEDELUS
MISSION:2

The planet called Dendra seemed too good to be true. One vast forest world, marvelous climate, few dangerous beasts, a balanced hospitable ecology - all should have spelled out a good place for a human colony.

But the original survey team had registered doubts, listed it as borderline without further explanation. Nevertheless the politicians had okayed it and a colony had been landed there... and a hundred and fifty Earthly years has passed without anyone hearing from it.

Now the recontact vessel Daedelus was coming to check up - and they found the climate as marvelous as before, the forest green and friendly, and the colony as inexplicable disaster. There was a biological and psychological puzzle that had to be solved for the sake of all human worlds - and for the crew of the Daedelus it was either crack it or crack up.

A DAW BOOK ORIGINAL
- NEVER
BEFORE IN PAPERBACK -

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Notes and Comments:

First Printing, February 1977
First printing based on the number line.

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The Paradox of the Sets

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Author(s)

Brian M Stableford
Birth: 25 Jul 1948 Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK

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