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2747995A Scent of New-Mown Hayhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/a-scent-of-new-mown-hay-1230005152278/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3153855/97c43cda-52e0-4c51-95d2-889eeb9ac154.jpg?v=638384953993000000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3151728/97c43cda-52e0-4c51-95d2-889eeb9ac154.jpg?v=638384951095770000174174MXNValancourt BooksInStock/Ebooks/<p>With a plot featuring Cold War intrigue, Nazi mad scientists, and a pandemic that threatens to destroy humanity by mutating people into fungoid monsters, it is not hard to see why A Scent of New-Mown Hay (1958) became a bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic and an instant science-fiction classic. After a British ships crew and a remote Russian village are wiped out in mysterious and horrible fashion, General Charles Kirk of British Foreign Intelligence sets out to investigate. As the plague spreads to England, Kirks frantic search leads him from the desolate tundra of Russia to the ruins of a Nazi camp, the site of unthinkable wartime atrocities. But who is responsible? Is it a Soviet experiment gone horribly wrong, the work of a depraved madman, or something else entirely? And can it be stopped?</p><p>In this, his first and still best-known novel, the prolific John Blackburn (1923-1993) introduced the formula he was to employ so successfully in his career, seamlessly blending mystery, horror, and science fiction to create a thrilling bestseller that readers found impossible to put down. This edition, the first in more than thirty years, includes a new introduction by Prof. Darren Harris-Fain and a reproduction of the scarce original jacket art by Peter Curl.</p><p>"The story has a nightmarish excitement and maintains a brilliant pace . . . the best of its kind this season." - Detroit News</p><p>"[S]pine-chilling . . . a far-reaching plot linking the horror camps of the Nazis, the frozen wastes of Russia and the work of British Secret Intelligence. . . . [T]his is must reading for horror fans." - Calgary Herald</p><p>"I began to read: and then read and read and read." - John Creasey, Books of the Month</p><p>"Good, insomniac science-fiction." - Listener</p>...2684024A Scent of New-Mown Hay174174https://www.gandhi.com.mx/a-scent-of-new-mown-hay-1230005152278/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3153855/97c43cda-52e0-4c51-95d2-889eeb9ac154.jpg?v=638384953993000000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3151728/97c43cda-52e0-4c51-95d2-889eeb9ac154.jpg?v=638384951095770000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20211230005152278_W3siaWQiOiJlN2RhYzUwMC1mNGI5LTRjNDctOGZhMy02MmY5OTVmZDFjNjkiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjE4NCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjAsInNlbGxpbmdQcmljZSI6MTg0LCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiSXBwIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNS0wNi0wMlQxMzowMDowMFoiLCJ0byI6IjIwMjUtMDYtMzBUMjM6NTk6NTlaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX0seyJpZCI6ImU4NmM4NTM5LWExZTAtNDkxMS1iOTc2LTM2MmVmY2U3NGFlYSIsImxpc3RQcmljZSI6MTc0LCJkaXNjb3VudCI6MCwic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjoxNzQsImluY2x1ZGVzVGF4Ijp0cnVlLCJwcmljZVR5cGUiOiJJcHAiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6Ik1YTiIsImZyb20iOiIyMDI1LTA3LTAxVDAwOjAwOjAwWiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9XQ==1230005152278_<p>With a plot featuring Cold War intrigue, Nazi mad scientists, and a pandemic that threatens to destroy humanity by mutating people into fungoid monsters, it is not hard to see why A Scent of New-Mown Hay (1958) became a bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic and an instant science-fiction classic. After a British ships crew and a remote Russian village are wiped out in mysterious and horrible fashion, General Charles Kirk of British Foreign Intelligence sets out to investigate. As the plague spreads to England, Kirks frantic search leads him from the desolate tundra of Russia to the ruins of a Nazi camp, the site of unthinkable wartime atrocities. But who is responsible? Is it a Soviet experiment gone horribly wrong, the work of a depraved madman, or something else entirely? And can it be stopped?</p><p>In this, his first and still best-known novel, the prolific John Blackburn (1923-1993) introduced the formula he was to employ so successfully in his career, seamlessly blending mystery, horror, and science fiction to create a thrilling bestseller that readers found impossible to put down. This edition, the first in more than thirty years, includes a new introduction by Prof. Darren Harris-Fain and a reproduction of the scarce original jacket art by Peter Curl.</p><p>The story has a nightmarish excitement and maintains a brilliant pace . . . the best of its kind this season. - Detroit News</p><p>Spine-chilling . . . a far-reaching plot linking the horror camps of the Nazis, the frozen wastes of Russia and the work of British Secret Intelligence. . . . This is must reading for horror fans. - Calgary Herald</p><p>I began to read: and then read and read and read. - John Creasey, Books of the Month</p><p>Good, insomniac science-fiction. - Listener</p>(*_*)1230005152278_<p>With a plot featuring Cold War intrigue, Nazi mad scientists, and a pandemic that threatens to destroy humanity by mutating people into fungoid monsters, it is not hard to see why A Scent of New-Mown Hay (1958) became a bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic and an instant science-fiction classic. After a British ships crew and a remote Russian village are wiped out in mysterious and horrible fashion, General Charles Kirk of British Foreign Intelligence sets out to investigate. As the plague spreads to England, Kirks frantic search leads him from the desolate tundra of Russia to the ruins of a Nazi camp, the site of unthinkable wartime atrocities. But who is responsible? Is it a Soviet experiment gone horribly wrong, the work of a depraved madman, or something else entirely? And can it be stopped?</p><p>In this, his first and still best-known novel, the prolific John Blackburn (1923-1993) introduced the formula he was to employ so successfully in his career, seamlessly blending mystery, horror, and science fiction to create a thrilling bestseller that readers found impossible to put down. This edition, the first in more than thirty years, includes a new introduction by Prof. Darren Harris-Fain and a reproduction of the scarce original jacket art by Peter Curl.</p><p>"The story has a nightmarish excitement and maintains a brilliant pace . . . the best of its kind this season." - Detroit News</p><p>"[S]pine-chilling . . . a far-reaching plot linking the horror camps of the Nazis, the frozen wastes of Russia and the work of British Secret Intelligence. . . . [T]his is must reading for horror fans." - Calgary Herald</p><p>"I began to read: and then read and read and read." - John Creasey, Books of the Month</p><p>"Good, insomniac science-fiction." - Listener</p>...1230005152278_Valancourt Bookslibro_electonico_b435399b-c9ab-3e00-929a-3e56eaa7cb8b_1230005152278;1230005152278_1230005152278John BlackburnInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/2dba6098-c84c-41cd-b54c-f9ef4a986f06-epub-e744ead2-7fb3-4103-996f-2add869ac7bd.epub2021-09-10T00:00:00+00:00Valancourt Books