The Cord - O'Loughlin, Jim
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Between Earth and outer space lies the Cord... In the distant future lies Station, an orbiting space station tethered by a cord to Earth. This unique space elevator makes it possible for people to travel into low-orbit without rockets, allowing for unprecedented space exploration and tourism. Travel along the cord with a robot repairman who uncovers a disturbing conspiracy, a teenaged girl who is caught up in a revolution, and a tour guide trying to reestablish a lost connection with his brother on Earth. This unfolding story told in vignettes over future locales and times reveals the enigma…mehr

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Between Earth and outer space lies the Cord... In the distant future lies Station, an orbiting space station tethered by a cord to Earth. This unique space elevator makes it possible for people to travel into low-orbit without rockets, allowing for unprecedented space exploration and tourism. Travel along the cord with a robot repairman who uncovers a disturbing conspiracy, a teenaged girl who is caught up in a revolution, and a tour guide trying to reestablish a lost connection with his brother on Earth. This unfolding story told in vignettes over future locales and times reveals the enigma of the cord and the secrets between the fragile ties connecting lovers, friends, and the generations who traverse it.
Autorenporträt
Jim O'Loughlin lives in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where he is the head of the Department of Languages & Literatures at the University of Northern Iowa. His creative and critical books include The Last Caucus in Iowa; Kurt Vonnegut Remembered; Dean Dean Dean Dean; and Daily Life in the Industrial United States, 1870-1900, the last of which was co-authored with Julie Husband, with whom he also co-authored Nic, Devin and Ian.