Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost Trilogy) [Paperback]

L. E. Modesitt Jr. (Author)

Book Description

Series: Ghost Trilogy | Publication Date: May 12, 2005

Now for the first time in one big volume, two novels of Dr. Johan Eschbach, professor at a small college in the northeast and secret agent for the government of Columbia. This is an alternate history world shaped by the fact that ghosts are not mere superstition but have a literal physical reality--and political implications--because your crimes can haunt you, and the ghosts of your crimes are visible to others.

Here are two adventures--Of Tangible Ghosts and Ghost of the Revelator--that bring Johan Eschbach out of his retirement and happy marriage in northern New Bruges and into danger and intrigue. This edition includes a new afterword by the author explaining the history of this fascinating alternate world.

Editorial Reviews

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"Modesitt spins quite a web of treachery and deceit in which our hero and his wife impressively come out on top."--Romantic Times on The Ghost of the Revelator

"Meticulously extrapolated...Alternate world tales and espionage thrillers both demand an abundance of intricate detail to be convincing and Modesitt doesn't stint for either thread of his narrative."--The Washington Post Book World on Of Tangible Ghosts

"Possibly Modesitt's best book, it's certainly highly recommended."--Booklist on Of Tangible Ghosts

About the Author

L. E. Modesitt, Jr., is the bestselling author of the fantasy series The Saga of Recluce, Corean Chronicles, and the Imager Portfolio. His science fiction includes Adiamante, the Ecolitan novels, the Forever Hero Trilogy, and Archform: Beauty. Besides a writer, Modesitt has been a U.S. Navy pilot, a director of research for a political campaign, legislative assistant and staff director for a U.S. Congressman, Director of Legislation and Congressional Relations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues, and a college lecturer. He lives in Cedar City, Utah.

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (May 12, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765313146
• ISBN-13: 978-0765313140
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #777,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

After spending years writing poetry, political speeches and analyses, as well as economic and technical reports on extraordinarily detailed and often boring subjects, I finally got around to writing my first short story, which was published in 1973. I kept submitting and occasionally having published stories until an editor indicated he'd refuse to buy any more until I wrote a novel. So I did, and it was published in 1982, and I've been writing novels -- along with a few short stories -- ever since.

If you want to know more, you can visit my website at www.lemodesittjr.com.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ghosts, July 14, 2009

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Maynard M. Mitchell (Tenneess hills) - See all my reviews
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I've read most of his books and I enjoy his style of writing. It's an education in itself about government and life. The stories are fast moving do not stagnate.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars ReRelease of 1 and 2, April 6, 2008

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K. Kuhlmann "metaphysician" (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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I though we had another in Modesitt's Ghost series, but it's just a re-release of the first and second volumes in one. If you're not familiar with the series, it's wonderful, quite different from his other series, and well worth reading. This would be a pretty good place to start. If you are familiar with the series, you probably already have this.

4.0 out of 5 stars Odd book, July 14, 2008

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This is a very odd read. I enjoyed it, but it reads a little slow, and jumps around a bit. Goes on the premise that ghosts are not just myth and instead of only a few that can see them, all can see them. Wars were all shorter or never took place as screaming ghosts are harder to hide than dead bodies. Country now in some type of Gestapo type of state, oil is a dear commodity, and most people use steamers instead of cars.