The Black Hole
by Foster, Alan Dean
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Del Rey/Ballantine, 1979. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Store stamp on FFep. 213 pages. For 5 years the crew of the Palomino had ranged through deep space, searching for evidence of alien life - with no result. Then, their mission almost at an end, they discovered a giant collapsar - the largest black hole ever encountered - and, drifting perilously near it, was the long-lost legendary starship Cygnus. Incredibly, the ship was not a lifeless hulk. Its commander still survived served by a horde of mechanical slaves. But Commander Reinhardt had no desire to be rescued. He ha d a rendezvous with the incredibly hellish forces of the collapsar - and he planned to take the Palomino's crew along on his doomed adventure. Some light rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and s ome places on outside edges. Spine is creased..
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- Title
- The Black Hole
- Author
- Foster, Alan Dean
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- New York, NY, U.S.A.: Del Rey/Ballantine, 1979
- Keywords
- FICTION SCIENCE GENERAL 0345285387 PAPERBACKS
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