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Chernobyl : A Novel by Frederik Pohl (2014, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherDoherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co

ISBN-100765375966

ISBN-139780765375964

eBay Product ID (ePID)172179390

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Book TitleChernobyl : a Novel

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

TopicThrillers / Historical, Science Fiction / General

GenreFiction

AuthorFrederik Pohl

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight13.4 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Reviews"Along with a splendid cast in a gripping and vivid narrative, Pohl presents as balanced and insightful a picture of the USSR as may be found. A pro's pro in top form, tackling an inherently fascinating subject: the combination is irresistible." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Pohl movingly bestows a recognizable human face upon a catastrophe that could have happened anywhere."- Publishers Weekly "Along with a splendid cast in a gripping and vivid narrative, Pohl presents as balanced and insightful a picture of the USSR as may be found. A pro's pro in top form, tackling an inherently fascinating subject: The combination is irresistible."- Kirkus Reviews "People can and do learn from this kind of entertainment, especially when its lessons are so thoughtfully conveyed."- New York Times Book Review, Along with a splendid cast in a gripping and vivid narrative, Pohl presents as balanced and insightful a picture of the USSR as may be found. A pro's pro in top form, tackling an inherently fascinating subject: the combination is irresistible., "Pohl movingly bestows a recognizable human face upon a catastrophe that could have happened anywhere." - Publishers Weekly "Along with a splendid cast in a gripping and vivid narrative, Pohl presents as balanced and insightful a picture of the USSR as may be found. A pro's pro in top form, tackling an inherently fascinating subject: The combination is irresistible." - Kirkus Reviews "People can and do learn from this kind of entertainment, especially when its lessons are so thoughtfully conveyed." - New York Times Book Review

SynopsisChernobyl: The very name conjures the catastrophe that the world feared could happen someday at a nuclear power plant. On April 26, 1986, a power surge caused the core of one of the reactors to explode, spewing a cloud of radioactive steam into the air. More than four thousand people died, as many as a half-million suffered potentially cancer-causing exposure, and the city around the plant became a toxic wasteland in which nothing could live. Before the disaster at the Chernobyl plant, nuclear catastrophe had been only a fear, a threat. But when the Chernobyl plant was destroyed, those fears were suddenly all too real. Frederik Pohl's novel about this disaster was written months after the tragic events. He had the cooperation of many people inside the USSR with access to technical information and first-person accounts of the events of what is still the most tragic nuclear event in human history and only one of two level-7 nuclear accidents, along with the Fukushima disaster of 2011. This is fiction, but it is the most riveting, realistic account of what happened that has ever been written. It is also a cautionary tale that reminds us of the dangers of nuclear power plants and the terrible devastation they can unleash. Including a new Afterword by the author, this is an important book.