ORIGINAL SF TRADE PAPERBACK. Humanity is not alone in the universe.
Across the galaxy, a war rages between advanced alien races. And its
about to be brought to our doorstep.
The year is 2065 and an accidental encounter in space leads to the
discovery that we are not alone in the universe--and that our continued
existence as a species may be in jeopardy.
Chris Holt, working in his office at the Space Resources Corporation,
discovers that one of the asteroids he is surveying for mining is
actually not an asteroid at all but a derelict spaceship. The word gets
out and soon the world's powers are competing to explore and claim for
themselves the secrets that it holds.
What they don't know is that across the galaxy, a war has been underway
for millennia. A war between alien civilizations that have very
different ideas about what should be done about emerging spacefaring
civilizations like our own. The artificial intelligence resident in the
derelict Holt discovered has been in our solar system since before the
dawn of human civilization, watching, waiting and keeping quiet lest the
interstellar war return and wipe out the sentient race that now resides
there--humanity.
And that war might soon be again coming to our front door. The truth can
only be discovered on Methone, a tiny, egg-shaped moon of the planet
Saturn. Who will get there first? And will it be in time?
About Mission to Methone:
"The spirit of Arthur C. Clarke and his contemporaries is alive and well
in Johnson's old-fashioned first-contact novel, set in 2068.... includes
plenty of realistic detail and puts fun new spins on familiar alien
concepts.... There's a great deal here for fans of early hard
SF."--Publishers Weekly
"With equal parts science fiction and international intrigue....an
exciting, fast-paced read that you will not want to put
down."--Booklist
About Rescue Mode by Ben Bova and Les Johnson:
"... a suspenseful and compelling narrative of the first human
spaceflight to Mars."--Booklist
