Bastard son of a port whore, John Truck has been on the wrong side of luck all his life. From his mother he inherited a legacy of lonely desperation...and an awesome power of which he is perilously unaware. But General Alice Gaw, one-eyed harridan of the Israeli World Government, knows about it. So does Gadaffi ben Barka of the Union of Arab Socialist Republics, and Dr. Grishkin, mad priest of the Openers Sect. Their Intelligence: Truck is the only man alive with the power to activate the Centauri Device, the most terrible weapon the galaxy has ever known. From the dark labyrinth of bunkers under Centauri to the vast radioactive wastelands of Earth. Truck eludes his pursuers in a deadly game of hide and seek. When he finally turns on them, he gives the only answer possible for a true Centauran.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A stimulating and imaginative novel.,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Centauri Device (Paperback)
This book shows the realistic dirty underside of the space opera story, written from the point of view of the disposessed of all history. One of the most powerful novels I've ever read - its images live on in the mind, and you can almost smell the reality of the future the author creates. Whilst the narrative is gripping, the underlying themes are attention-grabbing and, to put it mildly, the author's vision does not exactly see the world through rose-tinted glasses. It's a refugee's statement, and highly recommended.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Literary Devices A-plenty,
By Jeremy Smith (West Yorkshire, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Centauri Device (Paperback)
Mr.Harrison (the author) has a brilliant talent for writing. His descriptions are perfect, lingering in the mind. His characters are well-defined so you can picture them in your mind. The plot is rather unlikely, with everyone meeting up every so often in the most unlikely places in a James Bond fashion. The book is rather like a Bond book, Fleming-style. It's highly original, and is almost space-opera at points. It's quite negative with a baffling ending, but comes highly recommended.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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the centauri device,
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This review is from: The Centauri Device (Paperback)
I found this book astonishing - completely unlike anything I had ever read before. Harrison has a remarkable, truly unique way of touching and revolting you at once - a very, very good book.
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