Core (novel)

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Core
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Author Paul Preuss
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fiction
Publisher William Morrow and Company
Publication date
1993 (first edition)
Media typePrint
Pages350 p.
ISBN 068809662X
OCLC 27429206

Core is a science fiction novel by author Paul Preuss. First published in August 1993, it is about a group of scientists who must undertake a dangerous trip to the core of the Earth.

Synopsis

After several disasters around the world connected with the electromagnetic field, a group of scientists travel into the Earth's core to start it again.

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