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Déjà Doomed Kindle Edition

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"Holy crap, this is a great book."—Sci Fi Saturday Night

"Solid sci-fi outing from Lerner"—Publishers Weekly

“Here’s an author you definitely need to check out.”—Asimov’s Science Fiction

On the Moon’s far side, shielded from Earth’s radio cacophony, Americans are building a radio-astronomy observatory. Russians sift the dust of a lunar “sea” for helium-3 to run future fusion reactors. Commercial robots, remotely operated from Earth, roam the Moon’s near side in a hunt for mineral wealth. Why chase distant asteroids for precious metals? Onetime asteroids must lie close beneath the much-bombarded lunar surface.

Then a prospecting robot encounters a desiccated, spacesuited figure. An alien figure ….

Americans from the lunar observatory investigate. Near the original find, underground, they discover an alien installation. Lunar Russians, realizing that the Americans are up to something clandestine, send their own small team. Each group distrusts the other … even before the fatal “accidents” begin. By the time anyone suspects what ancient evil they have awakened, it may be too late—

For everyone on Earth, too.

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"Again, Lerner has delivered. And again, Earth has escaped by the skin of its teeth. Could this be a warning to heed? Déjà Doomed, indeed."-- National Space Society

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EDWARD M. LERNER worked in high tech and aerospace for thirty years, as everything from engineer to senior vice president, for much of that time writing science fiction as his hobby. Since 2004 he has written full-time.His novels range from near-future technothrillers, like Small Miracles and Energized, to futuristic mysteries, like The Company Man, to such traditional SF-adventure fare as Dark Secret and his InterstellarNet series. Collaborating with Larry Niven, Lerner also wrote the space-opera epic Fleet of Worlds series of Ringworld companion novels. His 2015 novel, InterstellarNet: Enigma, won the inaugural Canopus Award "honoring excellence in interstellar writing." His fiction has also been nominated for Locus, Prometheus, and Hugo awards.In shorter forms, Lerner's writing has appeared in anthologies, collections, and many of the usual SF magazines and websites. He also writes about science and technology, most notably including Trope ing the Light Fantastic: The Science Behind the Fiction.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B093X15TXW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ CAEZIK SF & Fantasy (May 25, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 25, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1479 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 386 pages

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A physicist and computer engineer, Edward M. Lerner toiled in the vineyards of high tech for thirty years, as everything from engineer to senior vice president. Then, suitably intoxicated, he began writing full time.

His novels range from near-future technothrillers, like Small Miracles and Energized, to futuristic mysteries, like The Company Man, to such traditional SF-adventure fare as Dark Secret, Deja Doomed, and his InterstellarNet series. Collaborating with Larry Niven, Lerner also wrote the space-opera epic Fleet of Worlds series.

But Ed doesn't limit himself to novels. His writings on science and technology centerpiece Frontiers of Space, Time, and Thought: Essays and Stories on The Big Questions. In Trope-ing the Light Fantastic, he examines the science *behind* the fiction. Finally, much of Ed's short fiction has been collected in Creative Destruction, Countdown to Armageddon / A Stranger in Paradise, Muses & Musings, and -- most recently -- in The Sherlock Chronicles & The Paradise Quartet.

Lerner's 2015 novel, InterstellarNet: Enigma, won the inaugural Canopus Award for interstellar-themed fiction. His writing has also been nominated for Hugo, Locus, and Prometheus awards.

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T. Jackson King

Incredible story with great characters and fascinating struggle with Alien AIs.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 11, 2021

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Lerner has penned one of the best hard SF adventure novels I have ever read. While I long ago enjoyed Larry Niven's space adventure novels, Lerner's book outshines Niven's work. It is a close competitor with works by Heinlein, Asimov, Arthur C Clarke and James White. Really loved the Marcus character, a 'generalist' radio astronomer with NASA who is a former CIA spy. Also quite enjoyed his wife Valerie the radio astronomer, who is pregnant, and the crew of Americans and Russians who explore a lava cave on the Moon that holds an ancient Alien AI, an Alien starship, and a great mystery about why the aliens were here, what happened millions of years ago, and how an AI could wake up 'confused' after a non-powered 'sleep state'. The deadly competition between the humans and two Alien AIs to figure out things is excellent. Fine scenes, great transitions, great jumps into other POVs, and a consistent feeling of high tension danger make Deja Doomed a remarble book worthy of a Nebula nomination. Tom.

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Giulio Prisco

Hard science fiction with realistic pictures of near-future lunar operations

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 28, 2022

I chose this novel as a science fiction companion to read in the week of the launch and lunar flyby of Artemis 1, and it was a good choice.

Like other novels by Lerner, “Déjà Doomed” is a masterpiece of hard science fiction with realistic sci/tech and painstaking attention to detail. The novel is inspired by today’s sci/tech but stays true to the spirit of classic science fiction.

Lerner doesn’t give a date, but the story seems set in the mid 2030s. Lunar activities by the U.S., Russia, and China are in full swing. The Americans are building a farside observatory. The Russians are mining Helium-3 for future fusion reactors - we don’t have operational nuclear fusion yet, and generally speaking technology is today’s technology with incremental improvements. Of course, the secret services watch everything.

An age-old alien base is found. An American team is sent to study it, soon followed by a Russian team. Both teams want to keep it secret from China. The aliens had superior technology, and their nuclear fusion technology is coveted by both Americans and Russians.

Astronauts are murdered. By whom? Everyone suspects everyone… and no one is right.

Lerner’s characters are realistic and well developed. They have a normal emotional range, but they are not over-emotional like many characters in contemporary fiction. They are normal people living through epic experiences.

This is a great hard science fiction novel that will give readers hours of solid entertainment with realistic pictures of near-future lunar operations. I would really like to see a film adaptation.

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Keith A Kenny

Who knew aliens had fought over Earth?

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 28, 2022

Déjà Doomed is a great read, filled with the suspense of discovery, foreign deception, and alien subversion. Who knew aliens had been fought over Earth—and left a calling card? Mistrust must eventually be overcome if the Earth is to be saved. No time to call in specialists. Our heroes must go with what they have.

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A treat for hard SF fans wit characters I cared about

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 30, 2021

The first paragraph sets up the reader’s expectation perfectly:
Knife-edged, as black as pitch, long shadows sprawled across the airless moonscape. In any shadow, unseen, dangers might lurk. Massive boulders, single and in jumbles. Scattered rocky detritus. Yawning fissures. Concealed slopes. The treacherous crumbling rims of ancient craters. In shades of gray and brown and the occasional dark blue, the portions of the lunar surface not in shadow seemed almost indistinct. All experienced in spectral translucence, overlaid on mundane living-room clutter. Even where the setting Sun could still reach, temperatures had plummeted. Soon enough, only the crescent Earth’s eerie blue light would shine here. A few more minutes, Ethan Nyquist told himself.
This is definitely a book that will appeal to hard science fictions fans, with vivid and credible descriptions of the lunar environment and the technology that allows humans to operate there. For my personal taste, there was a bit more than I would prefer, but it deserves the 4 stars because Lerner does what he set out to do well, and I hope there will be an audio version of the book so that my visually impaired husband will be able to read and enjoy it.
That is the science part, but what about the fiction? There is an intriguing plot and characters I came to care about. I hope it will not be too much of a spoiler to add that there is also a happy ending, with a final line that left me with a smile on my face.
I received an advance review copy of this book from Edelweiss and the publisher

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Anthony Avina

A gripping, entertaining, and thought-provoking sci-fi thriller...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 30, 2021

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.

This was a fantastic blend of Cold War-era espionage and thriller storytelling with a twist of sci-fi and fantasy that readers of both genres will love. The pacing and atmosphere are apparent within the book’s first chapters, highlighting the awe-inspiring nature of exploring space while also highlighting the isolation and tension surrounding the pioneer of space exploration.

What really stands out to readers is the incredible attention to detail that hardcore sci-fi fans will absolutely love. The story is rife with haunting atmospheres and engaging characters as the two teams of explorers highlight the growing tension between the nations they represent. The attention to detail the author shows even with the technology that the teams use to navigate and survive on the lunar surface is incredible to behold and delves into the sci-fi genre at full throttle.

A gripping, entertaining, and thought-provoking sci-fi thriller, author Edward M. Lerner’s “Déjà Doomed” is a must-read novel of 2021. A fantastic blend of character growth and haunting atmospheric storytelling, the pacing of the story and the tension that mounts not only in the teams as they search for what remains hidden but the suspense and action that takes place really elevates the story and highlights how powerful of a writer the author is. If you haven’t yet, be sure to grab your copy today!

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