The Engines of God
by:
Jack McDevitt (author)
An unknown race called the Monument-Makers creates a stunning array of gorgeous statues, scattering them throughout the galaxy and encoding them with strange inscriptions that hold the key to the survival of humankind. Reprint. AB. K.
An unknown race called the Monument-Makers creates a stunning array of gorgeous statues, scattering them throughout the galaxy and encoding them with strange inscriptions that hold the key to the survival of humankind. Reprint. AB. K.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780441002849 (0441002846)
Publish date: December 1st 1995
Publisher: Ace
Pages no: 419
Edition language: English
Series: The Academy (#1)
A great beginning to what looks to be a really fun series. Looking forward to continuing reading . Really like the way Jack McDevitt tells a story...
Finished rereading a few weeks ago because my younger son, the 10-year old SF lover, was interested. I couldn't remember the story well enough to decide whether it was OK for a soon-to-be 5th grader or included any of the triggers that my husband and I decided mean "save for later." I think I wo...
Interesting enough, but too many info dumps, I think they were newspaper headlines, the made me zone out and miss some narration
This is one of those books I had a lot of mixed feelings about. I enjoyed reading it; the mystery in particular was intriguing, and I love the concept of space archaeology. But my brain kept nagging me about the problems, too. Both archaeology/history and planetology are...wobbly, at best. The chara...
This was a perfectly serviceable space adventure with space travel, archaeology and monsters. The characters were a little thin, but the best part was that many of them were women, including the main character. It's nice to get an adventure story without it being uncomfortable because girls are ba...
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