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The Hercules Text

By Jack McDevitt

By Jack McDevitt

By Jack McDevitt

By Jack McDevitt

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Apr 28, 2015 | ISBN 9780425276013

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Apr 28, 2015 | ISBN 9780698166851

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    About The Hercules Text

    The classic first-contact science fiction novel that launched the career of Jack McDevitt, the national bestselling author of Coming Home—now revised from the original edition, and featuring a new foreword. 

    From a remote corner of the galaxy a message is being sent. The continuous beats of a pulsar have become odd, irregular…artificial. It can only be a code.

    Frantically, a research team struggles to decipher the alien communication. And what the scientists discover is destined to shake the foundations of empires around this world—from Wall Street to the Vatican…

    About The Hercules Text

    The classic first-contact science fiction novel that launched the career of Jack McDevitt, the national bestselling author of Coming Home—now revised from the original edition, and featuring a new foreword. 

    From a remote corner of the galaxy a message is being sent. The continuous beats of a pulsar have become odd, irregular…artificial. It can only be a code.

    Frantically, a research team struggles to decipher the alien communication. And what the scientists discover is destined to shake the foundations of empires around this world—from Wall Street to the Vatican…

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    See all books by Jack McDevitt

    Also by Jack McDevitt

    Thunderbird
    Coming Home
    Starhawk
    The Cassandra Project
    Firebird
    See all books by Jack McDevitt

    About Jack McDevitt

    Jack McDevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, customs officer and motivational trainer. He is a multiple Nebula Award winner and finalist who lives in Georgia with his wife Maureen.

    About Jack McDevitt

    Jack McDevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, customs officer and motivational trainer. He is a multiple Nebula Award winner and finalist who lives in Georgia with his wife Maureen.

    Product Details

    Category: Science Fiction | Suspense & Thriller

    Mass Market Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Ace
    Apr 28, 2015 | 368 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-3/4 | ISBN 9780425276013

    Category: Science Fiction | Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Ace
    Apr 28, 2015 | 368 Pages | ISBN 9780698166851

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    Praise

    “The logical heir to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke.”—Stephen King

    “The Hercules Text is much more than a knowledgeable scientific mystery; it is simply the most thoughtful and engaging first-contact story I have ever read.”—Paul Preuss, author of Secret Passages

    “A good read…Delightful.”—Gregory Benford, Nebula Award–winning coauthor of Shipstar

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