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Inherit the Stars

By: James P. Hogan
Narrated by: John Pruden
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The man on the moon was dead. They called him Charlie. He had big eyes, abundant body hair, and fairly long nostrils. His skeletal body was found clad in a bright red spacesuit, hidden in a rocky grave. They didn’t know who he was, how he got there, or what had killed him. All they knew was that his corpse was 50 thousand years old - and that meant this man had somehow lived long before he ever could have existed.

©1977 James Patrick Hogan (P)2013 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Science Fiction

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Critic reviews

“Pure science fiction…Arthur Clarke, move over!” (Isaac Asimov)
“Hard science fiction with a lovely vengeance but done so well that almost no scientific background is needed to understand and enjoy it…Highly recommended.” ( Analog)
“Intellectual action portrayed as excitingly as any space war - a truly absorbing read and a reminder that learning is one of the greatest human adventures.” ( Publishers Weekly)
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Thought it was going to be hard going... Kept with it and was enthralled. Will be reading the next in series next.

Ace!

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Enjoyable pulp. Dreary reading and definitely dont look up the author :| 4 stars for enjoyment.

Trippy!

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An interesting story that is different from the norm. Quite slow paced but interesting consideration of the scientific aspects of challenging current theory. Worth a listen

Good Thoughtful Story

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great story I really enjoyed the book, found it slightly hard to follow in places, due to the author going into detail, but I do listen to books while running so could be me. there was a point in the book where I thought I'd lost track of everything but then the last hour wrapped everything up really well. Well worth a listen.

Great story heavy on science

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loved it. shame the author was so controversial. but such a great story a very different origin story of humanity. I am looking forward to the next in the series

it was like a mystery puzzle being solved slowly and incorrectly then finally discovered

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