- Mass Market Paperback: 503 pages
- Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc.; 1st Mass Market Ed edition (17 Feb 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0812545990
- ISBN-13: 978-0812545999
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 643,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When SETI astronomers discover evidence of an advanced civilization, a team of scientists are chosen to make first contact. But in the millennia that pass on Earth while they travel at faster-than-light speed, changes take place that none of them are prepared for - both at home and in space.
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"Man down." Ricardo Nansen was floating weightless, looking out a viewscreen, when the alarm shrilled and the words followed. Read the first page
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"Man down." Ricardo Nansen was floating weightless, looking out a viewscreen, when the alarm shrilled and the words followed. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great story of well thought out scifi,
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This review is from: Starfarers (Hardcover)
I loved this story. The aliens were very original, and well thought out, the evolution of Earth's society throughout the story was extremely well done and the human-alien relations were very good. I've not read much of Poul Anderson's work before but if his other stories are as good, or better than this I will definitly start reading more.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Well written, but didn't capture my imagination,
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This review is from: Starfarers (Hardcover)
I have read the author in the past, and have enjoyed his works. I enjoyed this one also for the most part, but it just didn't excite me that much. To me the whole view of Starfaring presented in this book was rather sobbering. I suppose if and when we do travel the stars it could end up just like this book, but I hope not. Parts of the book dragged, and I guess I was hoping for a little more excitement and adventure when it came to encountering Alien species. The book was still well-written and many fans will enjoy it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
One fine tale from a master,
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This review is from: Starfarers (Hardcover)
I've been reading Poul Anderson for almost 40 years, and this one just blows me away. Lyrical prose, poetic constructions, good science, and the thought of Envoy all those thousands of light-years from home. What a fine book!!
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