Synopses & Reviews
From the acclaimed authors of Heaven's War comes a tale that gives "Arthur C. Clarke a run for his money." (Robert J. Sawyer)An immense object is approaching Earth. Two manned vehicles race through space to land first on the frozen, desolate surface: one launched by NASA, the other representing a Russian-Indian-Brazilian Coalition. Both crews have orders to do whatever it takes to claim it as their own. But the entity is not simply a rock hurtling through the blackness. It has been sent to Earth for a reason. A vastly more intelligent race is desperately attempting to communicate with our primitive species. And their interstellar courier carries a message that the very core of humanity has responded to since time began… Help us…
Review
“[A] trippy, pulse-pounding tale.”Guillermo del Toro, director of
Pan’s Labyrinth and
New York Times bestselling coauthor of
The Strain“Terrific…With Heaven’s Shadow, Cassutt and Goyer give Arthur C. Clarke a run for his money. Prepare to have your world rocked.”
Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo and Nebula award–winning author of Triggers
"Heaven's Shadow may be as close as I ever get to an actual ride with NASA. But what a ride!"
Jack McDevitt, author of Firebird
“A faster than the speed of light science fiction that targets readers who prefer action to the nth degree.”
Alternative Worlds
Review
“The logical heir to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke.”—Stephen King
“The Hercules Text is much more than a knowledgeable scientific mystery; it is simply the most thoughtful and engaging first-contact story I have ever read.”—Paul Preuss, author of Secret Passages
“A good read…Delightful.”—Gregory Benford, Nebula Award-winning coauthor of Shipstar
Synopsis
The science fiction epic of our time has arrived.
Three years ago, an object one hundred miles across was spotted on a trajectory for Earth's sun. Now, its journey is almost over. As it approaches, two competing manned vehicles race through almost half a million kilometers of space to reach it first. But when they both arrive on the entity, they learn that it has been sent toward Earth for a reason. An intelligent race is desperately attempting to communicate with our primitive species. And the message is: Help us.
Synopsis
The classic first-contact science fiction novel that launched the career of Jack McDevitt, the national bestselling author of Coming Homenow revised from the original edition, and featuring a new foreword.
From a remote corner of the galaxy a message is being sent. The continuous beats of a pulsar have become odd, irregular
artificial. It can only be a code.
Frantically, a research team struggles to decipher the alien communication. And what the scientists discover is destined to shake the foundations of empires around this worldfrom Wall Street to the Vatican
Synopsis
From the acclaimed authors of Heaven's War comes a tale that gives "Arthur C. Clarke a run for his money." (Robert J. Sawyer)An immense object is approaching Earth. Two manned vehicles race through space to land first on the frozen, desolate surface: one launched by NASA, the other representing a Russian-Indian-Brazilian Coalition. Both crews have orders to do whatever it takes to claim it as their own. But the entity is not simply a rock hurtling through the blackness. It has been sent to Earth for a reason. A vastly more intelligent race is desperately attempting to communicate with our primitive species. And their interstellar courier carries a message that the very core of humanity has responded to since time began… Help us…
About the Author
David S. Goyer is a screenwriter, film director, and comic book writer. His screenplays include Batman Begins and The Dark Knight and the upcoming Superman: Man of Steel. Michael Cassutt is a television producer, scriptwriter, and author. His TV work includes The Twilight Zone, Max Headroom, and Eerie, Indiana. His novels include Missing Man and Red Moon.