The most playful – and arguably most accessible – novel by the master of inventive science fiction.
Humanity is not alone in the cosmos. The aliens have given a precious relic to the people of Earth: star-stone. But the harmony of the galaxy is endangered when they discover that the star-stone has disappeared.
Likeable Fred Cassidy is an eternal undergraduate. All he thinks he knows about the star-stone is that it came to Earth in an interplanetary trade for the Mona Lisa and the British Crown jewels.
When Fred is accused of stealing the cosmic artefact, he is pursued from Australia to Greenwich Village and beyond, by telepathic psychologists, extra-terrestrial hoodlums and galactic police in disguise. Follow him on his adventures as he enters multiple realities, flipping in and out of alien perspectives, through doorways in the sand.
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Click on Email Ebook(s).
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Read on a desktop computer
On a typical computer running Windows, you first need to install an ebook-reading program, such as Adobe Digital Editions. On a Mac, epub files can be downloaded and opened in iBooks.
Click on the ‘epub format’ of your purchased ebook(s) to download it. Or press Download Ebook(s) to download a .zip file which you then need to unzip before proceeding.
In your Downloads folder locate and open the ebook, which will have a file name ending ‘.epub’.
The ebook may open automatically if you have installed Adobe Digital Editions or are on a Mac. If necessary, go to your ebook-reading program to open the ebook.
Transfer to your Nook/Kobo/other device
On a computer, first click on the ‘epub format’ of your purchased ebook(s) to download it. Or press Download Ebook(s) to download a .zip file which you then need to unzip before proceeding.
Connect your device to your computer with a USB cable.
On your computer open your Downloads folder and locate the ebook file, ending in ‘.epub’.
Drag or copy the ebook to your device’s documents folder (for Nook users: in your file explorer look for a new device on the left called something like MyNookColor. Inside MyNookColor there should be a My Files -> Books folder: drag or copy the file there)
Disconnect your device, and the book should be on your device’s home screen.
Send to your Kindle or Kindle app
You need already to have an Amazon account.
Find out your Send-to-Kindle email address. It’s usually yourname@kindle.com, and can be found on Amazon under Manage Your Content > Preferences > Personal Document Setting.
On the same Amazon page, also make sure you authorize the noreply@farragobooks.com email address to send the ebook(s) from.
On the Farrago page, enter your Send-to-Kindle address in the email field, and press Email Ebook(s).
The ebook(s) will then appear on your Kindle device (or Kindle app) after a few minutes, assuming the device is connected to wifi.
Sideload to your Kindle
You need already to have an Amazon account.
On a computer, first click on your purchased ebook(s) to download it. Or press Download Ebook(s) to download a .zip file which you then need to unzip before proceeding.
Connect your Kindle device to your computer with a USB cable.
On your computer open your Downloads folder and locate the ebook file.
Drag or copy the ebook to your Kindle's documents folder (in your file explorer look for a new device on the left called something like SDCARD. Inside SDCARD there should be a My Files or My Documents folder: drag or copy the file there)
Disconnect your device, and the book should be on your Kindle device’s home screen.
