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The Elysium Commission

by L E Modesitt

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ISBN13: 9780765356543
ISBN10: 0765356546
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L.E. Modesitt returns to SF with a whole new future world on the brink of destruction.
 
A brilliant scientist on the planet Devanta has created a small universe contiguous to ours --and a utopian city on one of the planets. The question becomes, though, an utopia for whom? And why is a shady entertainment mogul subsidizing the scientist? More critical than that, does this new universe require the destruction of a portion --or all — of our universe in order to grow and stabilize?

Blaine Donne is a retired military special operative now devoted to problem-solving for hire. He investigates a series of seemingly unrelated mysteries that arise with the arrival of a woman with unlimited resources who has neither a present nor a past.

 
The more he investigates, the more questions arise, including the role of the two heiresses who are more — and less — than they seem, and the more Donne is pushed inexorably toward an explosive solution and a regional interstellar war.

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A brilliant scientist on the planet Devanta has created a small universe contiguous to the Milky Way, along with a utopian city on one of the planets. The question becomes, though, a utopia for whom? And why is a shady entertainment mogul subsidizing the scientist?

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L.E. MODESITT, JR. lives in Cedar City, Utah.

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ISBN:
9780765356543
Author:
Modesitt, L E
Publisher:
Tor Books
Author:
Modesitt, L. E., Jr.
Subject:
Science Fiction - Space Opera
Subject:
Science / General
Subject:
Imaginary wars and battles
Subject:
Science fiction
Publication Date:
March 2008
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
356
Dimensions:
6.76x4.20x.98 in. .38 lbs.

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