Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. Fans of mosley s gumshoe noir books or blue light, 1998, his earlier foray into the domain will certainly wish to investigate. The concept is that a group on northern californians have their lives changed when an extraterrestrial blue light touches them. Mosley leaves the watts of easy rawlins and socrates fortlow always outnumbered, always outgunned, 1997 far behind in this extravagant futuristic fantasy of a lucky few san francisco natives transformed virtually into a new species by rays of unearthly blue light. The novel is pure if not simple science fiction, less evocative of philip marlow than philip k. In a brilliant departure for walter mosley, author of the bestselling easy rawlins mystery series, blue light imagines a world in which human potential is suddenly, amazingly fulfilleda change that calls into question the meaning of human differences and the ultimate purpose and fate of the human race. Blue light, where, wait for ita blue light in california. In a brilliant departure for walter mosley, author of the bestselling easy rawlins mystery series, blue light imagines a world in which human potential is suddenly, amazingly fulfilleda change that calls into question the meaning of human differences and the ultimate purpose and fate of. Buy a cheap copy of blue light book by walter mosley.
From an unknown point in the universe, an inscrutable blue light approaches our solar system. Unlike his many other great books that waltermosley has created blue light is totally different from his other books. He is currently a professor of english at new york university. Blue light by walter mosley 1998, hardcover for sale. If mosleys premise sounds like the john travolta film phenomenon writ large, however, its both darkened. See all books authored by walter mosley, including devil in a blue dress, and the plot thickens, and more on. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Blue light by walter mosley overdrive rakuten overdrive.
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Mosley turns away from easy rawlins and nypd toward science fiction focused on the west coast. I still carried my woodbound book, but the tide had changed to the history of the coming of light. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Walter mosley, in an extraordinary turn of genre, proposes a flash of light coming from outer space flashes of blue light that touch randomly but change all they touch, whether human, animal or vegetable. Fans of mosleys gumshoe noir books or blue light, 1998, his earlier foray into the domain will certainly wish to investigate. Blue light is an odd mixture of science fiction and inspirational fable about a sort of cosmic ray that enters into a handful of people, giving them superhuman faculties. Blue light by walter mosley conor has too many books. His first novel was devil in a blue dress, published in 1990. Walter mosley in his office in the meat packing district of new york. He attended goddard college and johnson state college, and has been a computer programmer. Futureland is bestselling mystery author walter mosleys first science fiction book since blue light, a new york times notable book of the year. Richard ferrone in the late 1960s, an extraterrestrial blue light strickes several people in san francisco, causing them to evolve far beyond the current state of humanity and to realize their full potential. Blue light by walter mosley 1998, hardcover 1st printing 3 out of 5 stars 2 product ratings 2 product ratings blue light by walter mosley 1998, hardcover 1st printing. Blue light, is walter moseleys first scifi novel and the prelude to a trilogy.
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