- Science fiction, Life on other planets, Space flight, Fiction
When "something" is brought back from a space exploration expedition, "something" now threatens them all. A gripping "first contact" thriller from one of science fiction's brightest talents, the acclaimed author of "Moonfall" and "Ancient Shores."
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Classical in form, contemporary, earnest and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
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- Author
- Jack McDevitt
- First published
- 2000
- Pages
- 435
- Publisher
- HarperCollins, HarperPrism, EOS
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780061567803
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Jack McDevitt (born April 14, 1935) is an American science fiction author.
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