Voids of Eternity: Alien Encounter [Paperback]

Dirk Schulze-Makuch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 4, 2009

A Jules Verne - type Science Fiction Novel: It has been nearly 100 years since the Apollo Moon landings. Jack and Vladimir, the sole occupants of a space station in orbit around Venus, are monitoring microbial densities in the Venusian clouds, when they discover a mysterious Void on the surface of the planet. Here, Jack also meets Carmen, a member of the replacement crew on the station, who helps Jack to reveal that the Void is related to indigenous life on Venus. After the discovery of the Venusian Void, more Voids are detected on Earth, Mars, Titan, and inside a planetoid emerging from the Kuiper belt. Upon return from the station, Jack is send on the newly built spaceship Deep Explorer to investigate the Voids on Mars and Titan, search for life on Titan, and intercept the planetoid - which turns out to be inhabited by intelligent aliens. The first encounter of Mankind with these exotic life forms couldn t be more fateful. Jack and his crew not only have to understand their alien biochemistry, abilities, behavior patterns, resilience, and technology, but also the relationship of these life forms to the Voids in a race against time to save all life on Earth.

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About the Author

Dirk Schulze-Makuch is an astrobiologist and faculty member at Washington State University. He previously co-authored the book Life in the Universe: Expectations and Constraints (Springer, 1st edition in 2004, 2nd edition in 2008), which provides an intriguing guide for the search of extraterrestrial life and a sense of what might be out there.

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Dirk Schulze-Makuch; 1st edition (March 4, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0615275400
• ISBN-13: 978-0615275406
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,774,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars In between science and fiction, April 5, 2009

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Marina Antonio - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Voids of Eternity: Alien Encounter (Paperback)

This book describes an encounter with intelligent alien life. Although this is fiction in the present day, extended efforts have and are being undertaken to make this possibility a reality. This work stands out as not too farfetched, and based on current technology efforts. It represents a possible outcome of space exploration, which we should be prepared to face. This narrative shows that we may be much closer to a "science fiction" reality than some of us feel comfortable with. It would be interesting to see it adapted into a movie.

5.0 out of 5 stars Move over Ben Bova!, June 23, 2009

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David Darling, science writer and astronomer (Dundee, Scotland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Voids of Eternity: Alien Encounter (Paperback)

Here's a thrilling yarn in the best "hard SF" tradition of Asimov, James Hogan, and Ben Bova, written by a scientist who knows all about the possibilities of life in the solar system and beyond. Dirk Schulze-Makuch weaves into his book all the astrobiological themes he's worked on in recent years -- speculation about creatures in the atmosphere of Venus and on and under the surface of Mars and Titan -- together with some well-informed Eastern philosophy and a cracking good space battle. A great first novel from a rising talent. Highly recommended.