Showing results for "Janus" in First Contact

Humanity lurches into an uncertain future, dismissive of warning signs. Only the most naïve believe humanity will step back from the brink. Yet in a place that doesn’t exist, a riddle, a puzzle, hope, fear, danger, salvation - all come together. Zach Marjek has faced death in the far corners of the Earth and survived where others have failed. Now, he's thrust into an unimaginable situation where mercenaries, an Inuit wanderer, a murderous Yupik, a young mother, a video game designer, a retired general, a president, a Chinese marine, and mathematics prodigies must come together.

An alien Entity had waited megaannum, millions of years, for sentience to emerge on a planet with an ecosystem vibrant enough to foster the evolution of complexity. Impervious to impatience, dispassionate, and deliberate, the Entity's patience was rewarded with a promising species—humans. When the time was right, the warning was given: "The tenure of sentience is ephemeral." The Entity had borne witness to the extinction of civilizations and their species, an outcome that must not be repeated. Not this time. Not with a species of such potential.

Ein Wettlauf zum Mars, der das Schicksal der Menschheit entscheiden könnte. Die Astronautin Jenny Nelson soll zum Marsmond Phobos fliegen, um ein Objekt zu bergen, bei dem es sich womöglich um außerirdische Technologie handelt. Russen und Chinesen bereiten ebenfalls eine Bergungsmission vor und wollen als erste vor Ort sein. Jenny bricht mit einem Team zu einer eilig vorbereiteten Mission auf, die zu einem Wettlauf mit den östlichen Mächten wird. Schon während des Flugs könnte die kleinste Panne den Tod bedeuten.