The Peace War
Apr 2007 · Peace War Book 1 · Tor Books
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First in a quintessential hard-science fiction adventure, Hugo Award-winning author Vernor Vinge's The Peace War follows a scientist determined to put an end to the militarization of his greatest invention--and of the government behind it.
The Peace Authority conquered the world with a weapon that never should have been a weapon--the "bobble," a spherical force-field impenetrable by any force known to mankind. Encasing governmental installations and military bases in bobbles, the Authority becomes virtually omnipotent.
But they've never caught Paul Hoehler, the maverick who invented the technology, and who has been working quietly for decades to develop a way to defeat the Authority. With the help of an underground network of determined, independent scientists and a teenager who may be the apprentice genius he's needed for so long, he will shake the world.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Peace Authority conquered the world with a weapon that never should have been a weapon--the "bobble," a spherical force-field impenetrable by any force known to mankind. Encasing governmental installations and military bases in bobbles, the Authority becomes virtually omnipotent.
But they've never caught Paul Hoehler, the maverick who invented the technology, and who has been working quietly for decades to develop a way to defeat the Authority. With the help of an underground network of determined, independent scientists and a teenager who may be the apprentice genius he's needed for so long, he will shake the world.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Cristian Tibirna
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20 December 2014
A must powerful universe that M. Vinge has created with this novel. The characters are nicely chiseled and the action is breathtaking. Unfortunately, the very backbone of the world created by the skillful narration is plagued by inconsistencies. Of these, most obvious is the failure of the Authority to invent and innovate, despite it having a technological and scientific penchant, having all means and getting unlimited access to the brightest minds. An excellent read nevertheless.
A Google user
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12 February 2012
I read "marooned in real time"years ago and never was able to find the previous book till now. Exciting and will written.
IronRod
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7 August 2016
Quickly engaged with the characters and enjoyed the ride.
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About the author
Vernor Vinge has won five Hugo Awards, two of them in the Zones of Thought series: A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky. Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella "True Names," which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction. His many books also include Marooned in Realtime, Rainbows End and The Peace War.
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