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In this delightful SF thriller, the long-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed Jumper (1992), Gould puts a fresh spin on the classic plot device of human teleportation. Once a teen struggling to escape an abusive father, Davy Rice is now a covert operative for the National Security... read more
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A mysterious group of people has taken Davy captive. They don't want to hire him, and they don't have any hope of appealing to him for help. What they want is to own him. They want to use his abilities for their own purposes, whether Davy agrees to it or not. And so they set about brainwashing... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
First Sentence edit
The first time was like this.
Table of Contents edit
Acknowledgments
ONE "Davy was gone."
TWO "That's not his blood."
THREE "Where is your husband?"
FOUR "...that activity is contraindicated."
FIVE "Do you mean: am I crazy again?"
SIX "Now you can mop the floor."
SEVEN "This isn't exactly what we had in mind, you know."
EIGHT "I like a man in chains."
NINE "I've still got blood on my boots!"
TEN "Tantrums, you know."
ELEVEN "A cup of tea."
TWELVE A cup of tea, redux.
THIRTEEN "Come away from the edge!"
FOURTEEN Mugu Man
FIFTEEN "Don't be stupid, Mr. Padgett."
SIXTEEN "Good eating."
SEVENTEEN "Where is my husband?"
EIGHTEEN "Are you saying you found another Teleport?"
NINETEEN "Nerve gas?"
TWENTY "Oh, yes. She's naked."
TWENTY-ONE "Like the one that killed Padgett."
TWENTY-TWO "You should've left me chained."
TWENTY-THREE "I guess they shot me."
TWENTY-FOUR "Dating tip."
TWENTY-FIVE "It's time."
Authors & Contributors edit
- Steven Gould (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Country: USA
Publication Date: December, 2004
ISBN: 978-0812578546
Page Count: 380
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Country: USA
Publication Date: December, 2004
ISBN: 978-0812578546
Page Count: 380
Awards edit
- Prometheus Award (2006: Best Novel, Nominee)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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