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Fiction.
Suspense.
Thriller.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:In this classic Cold War thriller, #1 New York Times bestselling author Ken Follett puts his own electrifying twist on the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. As the clock counts down to a shocking climax, "Code to Zero's split-second suspense proves that . . . [Follett is] still a hell of a storyteller" (Entertainment Weekly). January, 1958â??the darkest hour of the Cold War and the early dawn of the space race. On the launch pad at Cape Canaveral sits Americaâ??s best hope to catch up with the Russians: the Explorer I satellite. But at the last moment, the launch is delayed due to weather, even though everyone can see it is a perfectly sunny day.
The real reason for the delay rests deep in the mind of a NASA scientist who has awoken that morning to find his memory completely erased. Knowing only that heâ??s being followed and watched at every turn, he must find the clues to his own identity before he can discover who is responsible. But even more terrible is the dark secret that they want him to forget. A secret that can destroy the Explorer Iâ??and Americaâ??s future. . . .
Praise for Code to Zero:
"This spy thriller is Follett at his best." â??People
"Starts off fast and never slows down. . . . Follett creates a rousing story that never flags." â??Chicago Tribune
"Gripping." â??The New York Times
"Flawlessly plotted, tautly told, and suspenseful." â??Minneapolis Star Tribune
"A winner . . . a jolting joyride." â??St… (altro)
HISTORICAL NOTE Il lancio del primo satellite americano, l'Explorer I, era previsto in origine per la notte di mercoledì 29 gennaio 1958. Nella tarda serata venne rinviato al giorno seguente, con la motivazione del cattivo tempo. Gli osservatori presenti a Cape Canaveral rimasero perplessi perchè era una magnifica giornata di sole. Ma l'esercito affermò che una particolare corrente d'alta quota chiamate "jetstream" era sfavorevole. La notte successiva ci fu un altro rinvio, sempre per la stessa ragione. Il lancio venne finalmente effettuato venerdì 31 gennaio.
Fin dalla sua nascita, nel 1947, la Central Intelligence Agency...ha investito milioni di dollari in un importante progetto di ricerca per scoprire droghe e altri metodi alternativi in grado di portare al controllo assoluto di una persona normale, conseziente o meno, per costringerla ad agire, parlare, rivelare i segreti più preziosi, persino a dimenticare su comando.
John Marks, The Search for the "Manchurian Candidate": The CIA and Mind Control, 1979
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Incipit
Il Jupiter C è posizionato sulla rampa di lancio al Complesso 26 di Cape Canaveral.
Citazioni
Ultime parole
Il 31 marzo 1970 rientrò definitivamente in atmosfera sopra l'oceano Pacifico, vicino all'Isola di Pasqua, disintegrandosi alle 5.47 del mattino dopo aver orbitato 58.376 volte.
Fiction.
Suspense.
Thriller.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:In this classic Cold War thriller, #1 New York Times bestselling author Ken Follett puts his own electrifying twist on the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. As the clock counts down to a shocking climax, "Code to Zero's split-second suspense proves that . . . [Follett is] still a hell of a storyteller" (Entertainment Weekly). January, 1958â??the darkest hour of the Cold War and the early dawn of the space race. On the launch pad at Cape Canaveral sits Americaâ??s best hope to catch up with the Russians: the Explorer I satellite. But at the last moment, the launch is delayed due to weather, even though everyone can see it is a perfectly sunny day.
The real reason for the delay rests deep in the mind of a NASA scientist who has awoken that morning to find his memory completely erased. Knowing only that heâ??s being followed and watched at every turn, he must find the clues to his own identity before he can discover who is responsible. But even more terrible is the dark secret that they want him to forget. A secret that can destroy the Explorer Iâ??and Americaâ??s future. . . .
Praise for Code to Zero:
"This spy thriller is Follett at his best." â??People
"Starts off fast and never slows down. . . . Follett creates a rousing story that never flags." â??Chicago Tribune
"Gripping." â??The New York Times
"Flawlessly plotted, tautly told, and suspenseful." â??Minneapolis Star Tribune
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