Fire Pattern

by Bob Shaw

Science reporter Rayner Jerome's investigation into the terrifying phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion leads him to an alien stronghold on Mercury and into the midst of an extraterrestrial plot to invade Earth

Genres: Science Fiction, British Literature, Fiction

Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 1984

About the author

Bob Shaw was born in Northern Ireland. After working in structural engineering, industrial public relations, and journalism he became a full time science fiction writer in 1975.

Shaw was noted for his originality and wit. He was two-time recipient (in 1979 and 1980) of the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer. His short story Light of Other Days was a Hugo Award nominee in 1967, as was his novel The Ragged Astronauts in 1987.

Reviews

[Alien]

(alte Wertung: Menschen fangen aus heiterem Himmel Feuer. Ein weltweiter Komplott stteckt dahinter 2)