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„As the great ’plane roared through the upper air, young Monty Vince sat with his eyes glued to the thick glass window of her enclosed body, and watched the sea of clouds lying like a pearly floor far below. Every nerve in his body tingled with excitement and triumph, for even he, small as was his experience, knew that this first flight of his brother’s new machine was a magnificent success”.

Tanner Mirabel, profesjonalny ochroniarz, nie popełniał błędów, ale pewnego dnia zabito kobietę, której miał bronić. Od tej pory tropi zabójcę. Pełen niezwykłych przygód pościg wiedzie przez niezliczone lata świetlne i wiedzie do układu Epsilon Eridani. Tanner trafia do przykrytego kopułą Chasm City miasta zaatakowanego przez nanotechnologicznego wirusa.

„John Burnet of Barns” was Buchan’s first fully realised, full-length work of fiction. The author’s third novel is story of adventure, treachery and revenge, set in the Scottish Borders in the 17th century, telling of a young nobleman who sets out to gain an education abroad, only to find himself betrayed in his absence by his cousin. Not just a romance, but adventures of a Scottish gentleman around...