A modern murder story with a devilish twistmaster of horror william sleator has created another creepy, heartpumping classic in hell phone. Strange attractors mass market paperback april 1, 1991 by william sleator author visit amazons william sleator page. William sleator is currently considered a single author. But he wakes up the next day with no memory of the previous day and the visit to. Strange attractors 1990 william sleator click on names to see more mathematical fiction by the same author.
Strange attractors by william sleator fantastic fiction. Find strange attractors 0140345825 by sleator, william. Like many people here, i got this book from a book sale in 6th grade. Grade 7 up in the scientific worlds currently popular chaos theory, strange attractors are mathematical things that drag systems into chaos. I find interesting that while most sleator books feature main characters age 16 or older, the books themselves seem to be aimed at younger readers. Interstellar pig isnt the greatest book that i have read. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. All of william sleators books, pretty much, are good for young science fiction readers. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. His picture book, the angry moon, won a caldecott award in 1971. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
William warner sleator iii february, 1945 august 3, 2011, known as william sleator, was an american science fiction author who wrote primarily young adult novels but also wrote for younger readers. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow your focus using our amazing set of criteria parameters. Now that weve gotten that out of the way, this book is about a teen named max who visits the lab of a physicist on a class trip. It was listed as a yalsa best book for young adults, a junior library guild selection, and was a colorado blue spruce young adult book award nominee plot introduction. The main characters were two scientists and two daughters, but the main character of them all was named max. An attractor is a subset a of the phase space characterized by the following three conditions. List of books by author william sleator thriftbooks. Strange attractors by william sleator, paperback barnes. Furthermore, a brilliant scientist named sylvan and his glamorous daughter, eve, are after him to return something he doesnt remember taking. Strange attractors by william sleator and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
William sleators books novels blackbriar house of stairs into the dream the green futures of tycho run fingers interstellar pig singularity the boy who reversed himself the duplicate strange attractors the spirit house others see us dangerous wishes the night the heads came the beasties the boxes rewind boltzmon. With affection and a splendid sense of comic timing, sleator drags forth incidents from his family closets darkest recessesthe time young tycho was hypnotized and then made to drink from the. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. Strange attractors by william sleator book cover, description, publication history.
He graduated from university city high school in 1963. Download the study guide in it, a teenager is trapped by desires he barely comprehends, a desire to hold fast onto a phaser, a desire to be close to a young woman who might kill him, as well as by a scientist who may be truly insaneor perhaps both of them are. Dutton, is a science fiction novel for young adults written by william sleator. Once again sleator adresses scientific questions that have very scary answers. The the book i read was called strange attractors by william sleator. William sleators most popular book is house of stairs. How can elevenyearold chris manage to stay alive while being transported to another universe. Attracting middleschool readers with william sleators. Claims that the novel strange attractors by william sleator proves to be an effective and engaging reading selection for middle school readers. Investigations in nonhumanoid extraterrestrial sexualities. The american sciencefiction author william sleator, who has died unexpectedly aged 66, wrote novels for children and young adults that varied between grossout funny and deep melancholy. Thats what the adult me, the mathematician me, thinks about this book. In sleator s richly imagined fictional treatment of this theory, the strange attractors are people from a parallel universe.
See all books by william sleator about william sleator william sleator 19452011 was the author of numerous science fiction books for children and young adults, including interstellar pig, house of stairs, and blackbriar. According to recent scientific reports, there may be between 8 billion and billion life bearing planets in our galaxy alone. William sleator has 35 books on goodreads with 55251 ratings. William sleator max finds himself in possession of a time travel device which is eagerly sought by two desperate men, the scientist who invented it and the scientists alter ego from a different timeline. Back in the states, i turned the journal into a book, and i was lucky because the manuscript was rejected by only one publisher. Strange attractors is a thriller, a monstrous roller coaster ride through time and worlds of imagination rarely equaled. I know fictional books arent supposed to be real, but i think wiilliam sleator really strecthed the meaning of fictional. Even more confusing, max meets a second, less colorful sylvan and eve who also want something. Suggests methods for using the novel in the classroom, and samples student response to the book. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Everything you need to understand or teach strange attractors by william sleator. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Brief biographies has a detailed biography of william sleator.
Worse is the authors idea of a strange attractor as an attractive person who pulls a system into chaos. The term strange attractor was coined by david ruelle and floris takens to describe the attractor resulting from a series of bifurcations of a system describing fluid flow. This detailed literature summary also contains related titlesadaptations on strange attractors by william sleator. Primer is highly reminiscent of the green futures of tycho, singularity, the boy who reversed himself, the duplicate, and strange attractors and those are. William sleator s books novels blackbriar house of stairs into the dream the green futures of tycho run fingers interstellar pig singularity the boy who reversed himself the duplicate strange attractors the spirit house others see us dangerous wishes the night the heads came the beasties the boxes rewind boltzmon. Sep 14, 2011 the american sciencefiction author william sleator, who has died unexpectedly aged 66, wrote novels for children and young adults that varied between grossout funny and deep melancholy. His books typically deal with adolescents coming across a peculiar phenomenon related to an element of theoretical science, then trying to. According to the locus index, his full name was william warner sleator iii william sleators birthday is february, 1945. Recent high school graduate max is looking forward to his visit. Chaosmos board game is a love letter to scifi master.
Publication date 1991 topics time travel, science fiction, time travel publisher. His first novel, blackbriar, was published in 1972. The author of such reliably offbeat sf thrillers as strange attractors 1990 radically changes pace for ten hilarious, semi autobiographical stories. His books typically deal with adolescents coming across a peculiar phenomenon related to an element of theoretical science, then trying to deal with the situation. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Sleator incorporates the new theories about chaos and its generation into this dark, complex sf story.
Sixteenyearold identical twins harry and barry learn that their mysterious greatuncle has. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. When the boltzmon enters chriss life, everything in his world is turned upside down. He has a way of taking even science fiction cliches and making them something to wonder about again. Strange attractors by william sleator 3 editions first published in 1990 download daisy. Even more confusing, max meets a second, less colorful sylvan and eve who. It seemed really unreal with a lot of the stuff that was in the book. Strange attractors by william sleator librarything. In sleators richly imagined fictional treatment of this theory, the strange attractors are people from a parallel universe. This post by joey vigour the lead designer at mirror box games is about ya scifi author william sleator and his book interstellar pig. Nick wants a cell phone so he can talk to his girlfriend, jen, after school, and the used phone he buys seems. The pattern generated by these strange attractors is fractal in nature. Strange attractors book by william sleator thriftbooks.
It was listed as a yalsa best book for young adults, a junior library guild selection, and was a colorado blue spruce young adult book award nominee. Interstellar pig 9780553255645 by william sleator and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Max finds himself in possession of a time travel device which is eagerly sought by two desperate men, the scientist who invented it and the scientists alter ego. In sleator s richly imagined fictional treatment of the scientific worlds chaos theory the strange attractors are people from a parallel universe. Lerner, fred, a teachers guide to the bantam starfire novels of william sleator, bantam new york, ny, 1990. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. How can elevenyearold chris manage to stay alive while being transported. Strange attractors are often differentiable in a few directions, but some are like a cantor dust, and therefore not differentiable. Fifth book of junior authors and illustrators, edited by sally holmes holtze, h. Max awakes one morning to discover that hes lost a day. He graduated from harvard in 1967 with bas in music and english. I bought strange attractors at a library discard booksale. I love how this author really makes you get sucked up into experiencing the attitudes of the characters. Anyway, i loved this book then, and i love it now that i have just reread it 15 years later.
This one dealt with time travel and did so really well. William warner sleator iii february, 1945 august 3, 2011 was an american speculative fiction. Buy a cheap copy of strange attractors book by william sleator. William sleator books list of books by author william. Sleator incorporates the new theories about chaos and. William sleator primary author only author division.