Titan is practically a planet in its own right, with a diameter similar
to that of Mercury, methane rainstorms, organic soot and ethane seas.
All of the most detailed knowledge on the moon's geology, volcanology,
meteorology, marine sciences and chemistry are gathered together here to
paint a factually accurate hypothetical future of early human
colonization on this strange world.
The views from Titan's Mayda Outpost are spectacular, but all is not
well at the moon's remote science base. On the shore of a methane sea
beneath glowering skies, atmospherics researcher Abigail Marco finds
herself in the middle of murder, piracy and colleagues who seem to be
seeing sea monsters and dead people from the past. On the Shores of
Titan's Farthest Sea provides thrills, excitement and mystery - couched
in the latest science - on one of the Solar System's most bizarre
worlds, Saturn's huge moon Titan.
"This riveting story, set against a plausibly well integrated
interplanetary space, carries us along with its bright and interesting
characters. We feel absolutely transported to a hauntingly beautiful and
alien Titan through Carroll's masterful weaving of art and science." -
Jani Radebaugh, Professor of Planetary Sciences, Titan dune expert, BYU
"It's a fun read! Really makes Titan come alive, literally..." -
Astrophysicist and author Ralph Lorenz
"Michael Carroll's new novel "On the Shores of Titan's Farthest Sea"
(Springer) is a gripping, good-vs-evil tale that sparkles with
imagination. It's set on the shores of Kraken Mare, the vast methane sea
found high in the northern latitudes of Saturn's moon, Titan, in a
future when humanity has spread throughout the solar system. The
villains are wicked, the heroes are scientists (Thanks, Mike!), the
story is convincing, the dialogue snappy, and the scenery is right out
of our catalog of findings on this cold, hazy and alien world.
If you fancy skipping forward 250 years and checking out how humankind
might be navigating the very geography and landforms we have uncovered
in our years touring Saturn, this book is for you!" --Carolyn Porco,
leader of the Cassini Imaging Science team and the Director of the
Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations (CICLOPS) at the Space
Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado
