The Engines of God - Hardcover

McDevitt, Jack

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0441000770 ISBN 13: 9780441000777

Publisher: Ace Books, 1994

Synopsis

In the late 2100s, archaeologists journey into outer space to seek the secret meaning of fourteen mysterious statues that had been found among the stars, uncovering ruins and following clues to the builders' identity to the farthest boundaries of the galaxy.

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Review:

The logical heir to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke. Stephen King
Praise for The Engines of God
Splendid. Not since Arthur C. Clarke s Rendezvous with Rama has the discovery of artifacts of alien intelligence been treated so skillfully. Baltimore Sun
McDevitt gives us interstellar archeology rendered with mystery, deftly turned ideas, echoing atmosphere, and steady tension. He delivers a compelling tale with a steady hand. Gregory Benford
McDevitt is at his best award-winning style in this intelligent and wide-ranging novel. Kirkus Reviews"

"The logical heir to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke."--Stephen King

Praise for The Engines of God

"Splendid. Not since Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama has the discovery of artifacts of alien intelligence been treated so skillfully."--Baltimore Sun

"McDevitt gives us interstellar archeology rendered with mystery, deftly turned ideas, echoing atmosphere, and steady tension. He delivers a compelling tale with a steady hand."--Gregory Benford

"McDevitt is at his best award-winning style in this intelligent and wide-ranging novel."--Kirkus Reviews

From the Back Cover:

CLASSIC SENSE-OF-WONDER SF MEETS 'THE X-FILES'

Two hundred years ago, humans made a stunning discovery...

In the far reaches of the solar system: a huge statue of an alien creature, with an inscription that defied all efforts of translation.

Now, faster-than-light drive opens the stars to exploration, humans are finding other relics of the race they call the Monument-Makers – each different, and each heartbreakingly beautiful. But except for a set of footprints on Jupiter's moon Lapetus, there is no trace of the enigmatic race that has left them behind.

Then a team of scientists working on a dead world discover an ominous new image of the Monument-Makers. Somehow it all fits with other lost civilzations, and possibly with Earth's own future. And distant past. But Earth itself is on the brink of ecological disaster – there is no time to search for answers. Even to a question that may hold the key to survival for the entire human race...

"Magnificent vision!"
LOCUS

About this edition

• Publisher: Ace Books
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0441000770
• ISBN 13: 9780441000777
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 419