Centauri Device

#31 SF Masterworks

M. John Harrison

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Gollancz
01 October 2000

Science fiction; GALAXY Special Event 1

Series: SF Masterworks

But he was also the last of the Centaurans - or at least, half of him

was - which meant that he was the only person who could operate the Centauri Device, a sentient bomb which might hold the key to settling a vicious space war.

This classic novel turns the space opera on its head, and is written with the precision and brilliance for which Harrison is renowned.

By: M. John Harrison
Imprint: Gollancz
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: No.31
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 196g
ISBN: 9781857989977
ISBN 10: 185798997X
Series: SF Masterworks
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 October 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: www.mjohnharrison.com

SALES POINTS * #30 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written. * 'M. John Harrison is a blazing original ... a great imaginer and an extraordinary writer' Clive Barker * 'No one can use words like M. John Harrison' Michael Marshall Smith * 'A Zen Master of Prose' Iain Banks * 'I worship the work of M. John Harrison' Pat Cadigan

Reviews for Centauri Device (#31 SF Masterworks)

John Truck turns out to be part Centaurian - the last identifiable survivor of a genocidal war - and he's caught between two bloodthirsty Terran factions, both seeking the enigmatic weapon that was the Centaurian legacy to their destroyers. This one is well intentioned but self-indulgent - it has its moments but they're few and far between the light years. (Kirkus Reviews)