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Scott Mackay
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OMEGA SOL BY SCOTT MACKAY
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--The New York Review of Science Fiction
A new ROC paperback release, coming in May 2008
It came from the deepest reaches of space and landed on the Moon. Constructed of an unidentifiable liquid material, the spherical module spread itself across the lunar surface, forming towers in its wake...
Dr. Cameron Conrad is a physicist and mathematician investigating the alien phenomenon christened the Moon towers. One of the few scientists capable of deciphering the numerical language of the towers' builders, he has become humanity's ambassador for the world's first contact with an extraterrestrial species. But the ominously silent Builders quickly seem to lose interest in communicating with humans. The Moon towers are designed for one purpose only - to bleed hydrogen out of the Sun, turning it into a red giant. With Earth on the brink of destruction, and society collapsing in on itself, Conrad needs to find a way to convince the aliens that humanity is worth saving ... if it's not already too late.
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ALSO, PHYTOSPHERE BY SCOTT MACKAY
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'This hard-hitting apocalyptic thriller has a strong emotional core. The characters are believable and sympathetic, and while the humans are easy to root for, the Tarsalans aren't so easy to hate. The science is lucid and delivered with finesse, yet Mackay never forgets that his story is ultimately about what makes us human.'
--Booklist
When the alien Tarsalans mount a light-blocking sphere around Earth to further their aims of conquest, two scientists race against time to destroy it, even as crops die in the endless night of the phytosphere, and famine and anarchy tighten their hold on civilization. Matters go from bad to worse when Earth's over-zealous military, seeking to defeat the Tarsalans, inadvertently destroy the phytosphere's control mechanism, turning it into a train without brakes. One of the scientists fails to destroy the light-blocking sphere. This leaves it up to the remaining scientist. But he is on an isolated moon community without resources or weapons, and must use only his wits and cunning to defeat the twin-brained super-intelligent Tarsalans. Alien-based post-apocalyptic fiction at its best!
'There's a lot in this novel that's intriguing and engaging, and the science is great.'
--Science Fiction Weekly
Phytosphere was selected by the American Library Association as one of the top ten SF novels of 2007 in its Reading List Awards. |
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ALSO, TIDES BY SCOTT MACKAY
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Tides tells the tale of the rise of two intelligent species on the same planet, at a time in their history when they first encounter each other. Paras and Ortok are the only two continents on this planet, the homes to these two different species, and are separated by thousands of miles of ocean. Paras is lush and hospitable, a place where no one ever knows want. It has given rise to a culture of kindness and honesty. Ortok is bleak and volcanic, where the inhabitants survive at a subsistence level. It has given rise to a culture of cruelty and deceit. But will the inhabitants of Paras forever remain honest? And will the sentient species on Ortok finally cast out deceit? Watch cultures collide in this brilliant new novel by the award-winning author of OMNIFIX and ORBIS.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
Scott Mackay is the award-winning author of eleven novels and over fifty short stories. He has been interviewed in print, web, tv, and radio media. His short story, Last Inning, won the 1998 Arthur Ellis Award for best short mystery fiction. Another story, Reasons Unknown, won the Okanagan Award for best Literary Short Fiction. His first Barry Gilbert Mystery, Cold Comfort, was nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award for best mystery novel, and his SF novel, The Meek, was a finalist for the prestigious U.S. John Campbell Memorial Award for Best SF Novel of 2001. Phytosphere was selected by the American Library Association as one of the top ten SF novels of 2007 in its Reading List Awards. His novels have been published in six languages. |
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