Fade-out [Paperback]

Patrick Tilley (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 541 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers; Revised edition (June 25, 1987)
• ISBN-10: 0586074422
• ISBN-13: 978-0586074428
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,548,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A gripping read. 1 of the best sci-fi 'alien contact' tales., February 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fade-Out (Hardcover)

Just re-read the book yesterday, makes surprisingly good read even after 20 yrs and the unexpected collapse of USSR! One of the best 'alien contact' sci-fi tales ever written, IMHO. Surprised X-Files never used his ideas! Ranks right way up there with 'Rendevous with Rama', 'Solaris' and 'Stranger in Strange Land'. Patrick delivers the goodies:- his grasp of details and dramatic-tension is masterful. Anyone who knows Patrick Tilley's email address pls contact me at [e-mail]! Patrick is one of the very best, and this book a sadly 'lost' classic of hard sci-fi:- they don't come harder than this.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A gripping read. 1 of the best sci-fi 'alien contact' tales., February 26, 1999

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This review is from: Fade-Out (Hardcover)

Just re-read the book yesterday, makes surprisingly good read even after 20 yrs and the unexpected collapse of USSR! One of the best 'alien contact' sci-fi tales ever written, IMHO. Surprised X-Files never used his ideas! Ranks right way up there with 'Rendevous with Rama', 'Solaris' and 'Stranger in Strange Land'. Patrick delivers the goodies:- his grasp of details and dramatic-tension is masterful. Anyone who knows Patrick Tilley's email address pls contact me at [e-mail]! Patrick is one of the very best, and this book a sadly 'lost' classic of hard sci-fi:- they don't come harder than this.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning work of SF, stands up more than 20 years later!, August 31, 1999

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[e-mail] (Boulder Creek, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fade-Out (Hardcover)

I first read this book as a teenager in the 70's, and was stunned. An excellent balance between finely detailed science fiction (such as the kind Robert L Forward excels at), but with a human warmth and an odd spiritual twist that sneaks up on you. While I would have loved to have seen this become a trilogy, perhaps Tilley's greatest strength was in resisting the temptation to franchise this wonderful tale into tawdry little strip mall like installments, watering down the impact of the original. If someone ever figures out that this is a script that would write itself, it could still be made into a grand "alternate universe" saga...I would hate to see someone update it from it's 70's context. My hardcover copy is well worn from repeated re-reading...my only hope is that I could produce at least one novel this wonderful.