Dark Futures

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Author(s):

Russell Blackford

First Pub:

2002

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

2003

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 3

Prologue

15 chapters

Epilogue

Internal ID:

249

Series:

An Evil Hour ->

Terminator 2: The New John Connor Chronicles*

#1 of 3

Terminator 2: The New John Connor Chronicles*

View this series in the book list

1) Dark Futures
2) An Evil Hour
3) Times of Trouble

Copyright:

Dedication:

To JENNY, as ever

First Sentence:

A fat smug-looking dog foraged in the dim light, checking through the back alleys near the Z?calo: the Plaza de la Constituci?n.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

"You did...."

Comments:

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Synopsis not on file
Extract (may contain spoilers)

The Advanced Defense Systems Complex was built with the newest, strongest alloys and ceramics. It was hardened to withstand a near miss from a high-yield warhead, and was full of armed servicemen. It had sophisticated security systems making it almost impossible to penetrate or attack. Even for Eve, it was no soft target.
But it could be done, with the right knowledge.
Once inside the elevator, she found the electronic keycard that she'd taken. She touched it to a glowing sensor, then entered the six-digit security code on a touchpad. By now, the humans would be fully alert to her presence. They would surely stop the elevator at level A, the ensure they met her when she exited. There was little she could do about that, so she accepted it as a mission constraint, and pressed the button for that level, 1000 feet below.

Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 06-Mar-2023

Publications

01-Aug-2002

ibooks, inc.

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Aug-2002

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$6.99

Pages*:

331

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 1 Jan 2003 - 1 Jan 2003

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

257

Publisher:

ibooks, inc.

ISBN:

0-743-44511-2

ISBN-13:

978-0-743-44511-5

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Eric Goodman - Cover Design
Steven A Roman - Editor
StudioCanal Image S.A. - Cover Photograph

THE FIRST IN A TRILOGY OF ALL-NEW NOVELS BASED ON THE POPULAR FILM!

Following the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Sarah Connor and her son, John, had thought they'd been able to alter the future so that neither the artificially intelligent SkyNet nor its Terminator killing machines would ever be created. But if they were so successful, why, then, are they now being hunted by yet another Terminator that's traveled back in time to ensure that John never grows up to be the charismatic leader of the few humans that survived Judgment Day? And when a band of human warriors from an alternate timeline make an unexpected appearance, have they come to help John - or the killing machine...?

Told from the perspective of John himself, The New John Connor Chronicles provides insight to the thoughts and fears of a young man who already knows what Fate has in store for him - and the burdens he has to bear along the path he must travel to become humanity's future savior.

AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE BY THE AUTHOR OF THE TEMPTING OF THE WITCH KING

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Notes and Comments:

First ibooks, inc. printing August 2002
First printing based on the number line
Canada: $9.99
UK: £6.99

Author(s)

Russell Blackford
Birth: 18 Aug 1954 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Notes:

From the book Dark Futures About the Author:

Australian born Russell Blackford was born in Sydney, Australia, currently lives in Melbourne, and has traveled extensively in Europe, Asia, and North America, as well as the length and breadth of his own country. He specializes in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Russell also writes extensively about science and society, including cyberculture, bioethics, and the history and current state of SF. His fiction and SF criticism have won the Ditmar Award, Aurealis Award, and William Atheling, Jr. Award.

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