Better Angels
For other uses, see Better Angels (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with The Better Angels of Our Nature.
| Author | Howard V. Hendrix |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Victor Stabin |
| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Series | Tetragrammaton Series |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc. |
Publication date | October 15, 1999 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 373 pp (1st edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-441-00652-3 (1st edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 41419615 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3558.E49526 B4 1999 |
| Followed by | Lightpath |
Better Angels is a science fiction novel by Howard V. Hendrix first published in 1999.
Plot introduction
Better Angels is a prequel to Hendrix's earlier novels Lightpath and Standing Wave, filling in history about how the characters in those novels came to be who they are.
Explanation of the novel's title
"Better angels" is a phrase used by agents of organization Tetragrammatron to describe what they hope to make humanity into. Tetragrammatron is concerned with ensuring humanity's survival by creating a machine/human transcendences, turning humans into "better angels".
Release details
- 1999, United States of America, Penguin Putnam Inc. ISBN 0-441-00652-3, Pub date 15 October 1999, Hardback
- 2000, United States of America, Penguin Putnam Inc. ISBN 0-441-00767-8, Pub date 7 November 2000, Paperback
Sources, references, external links, quotations
- Official page
- Aylott, Chris (21 October 1999). "'Better Angels' Blends Phil K. Dick, Heinlein". Archived from the original on 18 August 2000.
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