Paul, Jane and Robert first met as students at Cambridge. In this novel, human relationships, philosophy, religion and literature are examined within the framework of a science fiction story. Poetry and play scripts arise naturally from the characters involved - Robert is an astrophysicist who wrote poetry in his youth, Paul becomes a famous playwright. Robert, exasperated at the futility of hurling megatons of ironmongery into space, works on a concept of detaching the mind from the body and sending it to explore the ...
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Paul, Jane and Robert first met as students at Cambridge. In this novel, human relationships, philosophy, religion and literature are examined within the framework of a science fiction story. Poetry and play scripts arise naturally from the characters involved - Robert is an astrophysicist who wrote poetry in his youth, Paul becomes a famous playwright. Robert, exasperated at the futility of hurling megatons of ironmongery into space, works on a concept of detaching the mind from the body and sending it to explore the universe. His colleague, Julian, is an American neurosurgeon with a sinister past. Julian is fascinated with black holes. A black hole is formed when a star collapses and its density becomes so large that nothing, not even light, can escape from its tremendous gravitational field. Julian believes that a mind, due to its negligible mass, could pass through a black hole unscathed and enter another universe. Icarus, an entity unifying the two cultures of science and the humanities, is born and sent on a momentous journey. Icarus continued on his lonely odyssey across the wastes of interstellar space, with its clouds of hydrogen, helium and shimmering particles of dust, to discover a destiny more glorious than that promised by any religion. "Enjoyed this immensely. A brilliant piece of literature which contains three One Act plays - all murders! - and 21 poems - all contained in a novel wherein human relationships, philosophy, religion and literature are examined within the framework of a science fiction story. Is it possible to detach the mind from the body, and send it hurtling into space? - and even pass through a black hole and enter another universe? Well, when an astrophysicist, a playwright and a neurosurgeon get together - who knows? This work is intelle
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Good. Minor wear at extremities. Some faint storage scratches to cover. Mild tanning to text blocks and page edges. Text good and appears unread. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white.
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Good. 2004 edition. Some bumps/wear at edges/corners of cover and some page corner tips. Light marks and scratches to cover. Mild tanning to text blocks and page edges. Text very good and possibly unread. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white.
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Very Good. Used, some outer edges and corners have minor scuffs, cover has light scratches, outer pages have shelf wear, book content is in very good condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white.
