The Absolute at Large by Karel Capek
A brilliant scientist invents the Karburator, a reactor that can create abundant and practically free energy. However, the Karburator's super-efficient energy production also yields a powerful by-product the Absolute, the spiritual essence held within all matter, into the world.-
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Tarzan Alive
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The Circus of Dr. Lao
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The Poison Belt
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When Worlds Collide
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The Disappearance
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Pirates of Venus
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Lost on Venus
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Beyond Thirty
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The War in the Air
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Tales of Wonder
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In the Days of the Comet
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The Moon Pool
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The Eternal Savage
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The Meteor Hunt
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Shadrach in the Furnace
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Land of Terror
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At the Earth's Core
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The Chase of the Golden Meteor
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The Girl in the Golden Atom
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Perfect Murders
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The Golden Volcano
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The Savage Gentleman
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Back to the Stone Age
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A Voyage to Arcturus
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Prisoner of the Vampires of Mars
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The Nightmare and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy
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Magellania
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The Self-Propelled Island
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Savage Pellucidar
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The Man with the Strange Head and Other Early Science Fiction Stories
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The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz
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Tarzan at the Earth's Core
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The Great Romance
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The Wonder
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A Journey in Other Worlds
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The Sleeper Awakes
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Omega
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The Lost Continent
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Skylark Three
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Lighthouse at the End of the World
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The Last War
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The Moon Maid
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Gullivar of Mars
"Capek's skewering of human greed and faith is all the more impressive given that the novel was originally published in 1922"—Pedro Ponce, Review of Contemporary Fiction
"Capek offers the tale of a machine capable of generating limitless energy that also releases the unknown spiritual essence locked within physical matter, with cataclysmic results."—Library Journal
"The Absolute at Large goes beyond the religious fervor of Nazism, foreshadowing the collectivization of Communism and the emergence of a free market too wide for any known West."—Village Voice
"A satirical science fiction classic. . . . Though Capek wrote The Absolute at Large more than 80 years ago, it absolutely retains its wit and relevance today."—Donna McCrohan Rosenthal, News Review
"Capek's dialog is fantastic, his characters richly drawn. But his vision of a world transcendently captivated by an apparent higher calling and then hoodwinked into war for nine years over a source of fuel is so prescient, it makes the novel seem like it was written today."—Cara Hoffman, NPR's All Things Considered
"Capek offers the tale of a machine capable of generating limitless energy that also releases the unknown spiritual essence locked within physical matter, with cataclysmic results."—Library Journal
"The Absolute at Large goes beyond the religious fervor of Nazism, foreshadowing the collectivization of Communism and the emergence of a free market too wide for any known West."—Village Voice
"A satirical science fiction classic. . . . Though Capek wrote The Absolute at Large more than 80 years ago, it absolutely retains its wit and relevance today."—Donna McCrohan Rosenthal, News Review
"Capek's dialog is fantastic, his characters richly drawn. But his vision of a world transcendently captivated by an apparent higher calling and then hoodwinked into war for nine years over a source of fuel is so prescient, it makes the novel seem like it was written today."—Cara Hoffman, NPR's All Things Considered
Karel Capek (1890–1938) was an acclaimed Czech author of novels, plays, essays, political writings, and short stories. His works include R.U.R., the famous play in which Capek coined the word "robot." Stephen Baxter is the author of several science-fiction works, including the Philip K. Dick Award–winning Vacuum Diagrams, and the coauthor, along with Arthur C. Clarke, of The Light of Other Days.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780803264595 |
| ISBN 10 | 0803264593 |
| Title | The Absolute at Large |
| Author | Karel Capek |
| Series | Bison Frontiers Of Imagination |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Nebraska Press |
| Year published | 2006-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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