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Benbella
December 2005
248 pages
ISBN: 1932100652
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Science Fiction
The age-old question about alien existence and human contact
is explored in a new way in this collection of six novellas,
previously anthologized in Analog magazine. When
disillusioned aerospace engineer Adrian Mast buys a book at
a remainder sale, the last things he expects to find in its
appendix are alien spacecraft designs. With the help of the
bookstore owner, Adrian tracks down the author�only to find
him in a mental institution anguishing over the intentions
of the aliens who sent the designs to him. By bluffing a
bureaucrat intent on thwarting their progress, the two
friends continue their quest for the stars and go ahead with
the spacecraft designs. Having successfully launched their
ship 15 years later, the questions that remain are What
were the intentions of the aliens? and Is mankind
ready to face what's out there?
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