- Hardcover: 544 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown & Company; New edition edition (10 Dec 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0316903647
- ISBN-13: 978-0316903646
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 13.6 x 4.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,810,176 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Tension builds and builds, up to an astonishing climax'- DAILY MIRROR 'Tense...fascinating' - SUNDAY TIMES
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SUNDAY TIMES
`Tense...fascinating'
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Most of the story Fade Out is believable - the whole business of aliens landing on Earth has been foretold time and again of course - but don't judge this book like that - believe me, you want to read right through to the end and then see if you can believe what goes on! Tilley writes very well in this book and his research into the geography and authorities involved is unflawed. I won't quote the last word - it'll give the whole book away!
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Found this book in a collection of hand me downs I received. Printed in1975 I at first put it aside as it was rather battered and unappealing andsci-fi is not my usual reading. Looks can be deceiving as this book ( taken up by chance recently) proved. The author has cleverly interwoven the international power struggle of the mid twentieth century with the coming of the unknown. I found the storyline bogged down at times in the moralistic arguements of decision making of the " powers to be", but the timeframe of the story resurrected the plot when needed. The ending left me searching the web for more tilley.!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I loved this book. I have read it twice now and I'm sure I'll be reading it again very soon. Tilley has written this book extremely well and has made me want to read more of his work. Not the most fast paced book in the world, although you may disagree, but every page entices you to keep turning and turning. I lost a lot of sleep to this book for that very reason. It really makes you think about life, human relations, and the world in general. My, My, what we take for granted. I would thoroughly recommend this book even for people who wouldn't normally read sci-fi type stuff!
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Interesting book
I had some minor frustrations with the writing style and flag-wavingly american point of view, slightly too many characters etc but this is a good book and well a worth read by any... Read more
Published on 24 Dec 2009 by Mr. Gavin H. Morris
Proof reading pedants should avoid this edition...
I've only read one third so far but am already annoyed by the anachronisms thrown up by the "revisions" made for this edition. Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2003 by A. Ford
A stunning tale of contact with a spacecraft and more.
I bought this book in the 1970's and I still have it and read it occasionally. It has obvious connections with the Robinson Crusoe story but transformed into a contemporary... Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2001 by libertypark@ntl.com
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