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The Chain of Chance

by Stanisław Lem

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Frye annotated -- no. 1727 · Series ↗
Original publication
1998
Selected edition
paperback
Pages in this edition
179
English editions
6 ↗
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2000-03-28 · Northwestern University Press · eng

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"Written in the style of a detective novel, The Chain of Chance is classic Lem: a combination of action, hard science, and philosophical investigation. An ex-astronaut is hired to look into the death of a wealthy businessman, one of several men to meet a gruesome end after visiting Naples. The authorities suspect a pattern, but neither the police nor a sophisticated computer enlisted for the investigation can crack the case.".

"On a trail leading from Naples to Rome to Paris, the ex-astronaut barely escapes numerous threats on his life. Having set himself up as a potential victim, he realizes that he may now be the target of a deadly conspiracy - and that the conspiracy is not the work of a criminal mind but a manifestation of the laws of nature. The population has numerically exceeded its critical mass; certain patterns have begun to emerge from the chaotic workings of society.

As the ex-astronaut unravels the puzzle, he begins to see that some of those patterns can be fatal."--BOOK JACKET.

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Catalogued editions of The Chain of Chance
EditionPublicationFormatPagesSource
The Chain of ChanceSelectedStanisław Lem ; [translated from the Polish by Louis Iribarne].2000-03-28paperback179Open Library ↗
The Chain of ChanceStanislaw Lem ; translated by Louis Iribane.1984unknown179Open Library ↗
The Chain of ChanceStanislaw Lem.1990unknown178Open Library ↗
The Chain of ChanceStanislaw Lem ; [translated by Louis Iribarne].1978unknown179Open Library ↗
The Chain of ChanceStanislaw Lem.1979unknown189Open Library ↗
The Chain of ChanceStanislaw Lem ; [translated from the Polish by Louis Iribarne].1978unknown178Open Library ↗
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  • Frye annotated -- no. 1727