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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 at translation. Now, as 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 Iapetus, 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 civilizations, 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...
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The Engines of God, Jack McDevitt
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- Released
- 1995
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- Title
- The Engines of God
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jack McDevitt
- Publisher
- ACE
- Released
- 1995
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0441002846
- ISBN13
- 9780441002849
- Series
- The Academy
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, American Literature, Space, Science Fantasy, Gifts for men, Space Opera, Aliens, Hard Sci-Fi
- First published
- 1994
- Original title
- The Engines of God
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
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- 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 at translation. Now, as 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 Iapetus, 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 civilizations, 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...