A World of Difference
When the Viking lander on the planet Minerva is destroyed, sending back one last photo of a strange alien being, Earth's scientists are flabbergasted. Soon, a joint U.S./Soviet manned mission is mounted--a symbol of peace. But that peace is threatened when the mission lands in the middle of an...
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When the Viking lander on the planet Minerva is destroyed, sending back one last photo of a strange alien being, Earth's scientists are flabbergasted. Soon, a joint U.S./Soviet manned mission is mounted--a symbol of peace. But that peace is threatened when the mission lands in the middle of an alien war. Original.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
0345360761
Publish date: August 30th 2005
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
This was a book that I read both because of its author and its premise. With dozens of alternate history novels, novellas, and short stories to his credit, Harry Turtledove is the acknowledged master of the genre, and I have enjoyed many of his works. The description of the story also had much to ...