{"product_id":"mission-to-methone-les-johnson-9781481483889","title":"Mission to Methone","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eHARD SF IN THE MODE OF ARTHUR C. CLARKE.\u003c\/b\u003e Humanity is not alone in the universe. Across the galaxy, a war rages between advanced alien races. And its about to be brought to our doorstep.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWE ARE NOT ALONE.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2065, space scientist Chris Holt discovers that one of the asteroids he is surveying for mining is actually not an asteroid. It's a derelict spaceship. Soon the world's powers are competing to claim for themselves the secrets that it holds. What they don't know is that across the galaxy a war has been underway between alien civilizations that have very different ideas about what should be done about emerging civilizations like our own. One wishes to preserve. The other to terminate. With extreme prejudice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eTHE MISSION TO SAVE HUMANITY. OR DOOM US FOREVER.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The truth can only be discovered on Methone, a tiny, egg-shaped moon of the planet Saturn. But the nations of Earth, in their race to get there, may destroy the one chance we have to survive. It's up to Holt to find a way through the tangled web of political and military maneuvering, and over the scientific and engineering hurdles, in order to bring humanity face to face with an intelligence that may give us the key to the universe. Or shut the door to the stars for all time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIT'S A DANGEROUS UNIVERSE OUT THERE. YET WE MUST GO! \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eMission to Methone\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The spirit of Arthur C. Clarke and his contemporaries is alive and well in Johnson's old-fashioned first-contact novel, set in 2068.... includes plenty of realistic detail and puts fun new spins on familiar alien concepts.... There's a great deal here for fans of early hard SF.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"With equal parts science fiction and international intrigue....an exciting, fast-paced read that you will not want to put down.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eRescue Mode \u003c\/i\u003eby Ben Bova and Les Johnson: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"... a suspenseful and compelling narrative of the first human spaceflight to Mars.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1481483889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481483889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.70h x 4.00w x 1.30d","brand":"Les Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052477247743,"sku":"9781481483889","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cc5253c2-70d2-48cc-98ae-227593ebe794.jpg?v=1685019019","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mission-to-methone-les-johnson-9781481483889","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}