Dawn for a Distant Earth, L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Dawn for a Distant Earth, L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
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Dawn for a Distant Earth

Author: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Narrator: Kyle McCarley

Unabridged: 12 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/13/2015

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

Thousands of years in the future, Earth is a desolate ruin. The first human ship to return in millennia discovers an abandoned wasteland inhabited only by a few degenerate or mutated human outcasts. But among them is a boy of immense native intelligence and determination who grows up to become the force behind a plan to make Earth flower again. He is, if not immortal, at least very long-lived, and he plans to build an independent power base out in the galaxy and force the galactic empire to devote centuries and immense resources to the restoration of the ecology of Earth.

About L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

L. E. Modesitt, Jr., is the bestselling author of the fantasy series the Saga of Recluce, Corean Chronicles, and the Imager Portfolio. His science fiction includes Adiamante, the Ecolitan novels, the Forever Hero Trilogy, and Archform: Beauty. Besides a writer, Modesitt has been a US Navy pilot, a director of research for a political campaign, legislative assistant, and staff director for a US congressman, director of legislation and congressional relations for the US Environmental Protection Agency, a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues, and a college lecturer. He lives in Cedar City, Utah.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bradley on April 12, 2022

I can see the seeds of what would later dominate L.E. Modesitt Jr.'s later fantasy fiction in this early SF novel. Competence is always key, starting out from humble beginnings, strong female love interest, and military endeavors that dominate most of the text. Yes, this is MilSF with big spaceships......more

Goodreads review by Jim on July 13, 2017

I've read this in paper several times & reviewed it here: [URL not allowed] That review stands & has more detail I won't put into this one. It's an old favorite, so it was great to see that my library got it in audio format, a fantastic way to reread a book. I can get so many cho......more

Goodreads review by Jim on July 11, 2017

I read the second book a couple of times before I found this one. I was so happy to read the beginning of this trilogy. Excellent hero with a wonderful mission, although he's a fanatic. “What was, was. The past defines itself. Historians refuse to accept that definition & instead superimpose their a......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on September 26, 2018

Satisfying sci-fi. Decent read. =)......more

Goodreads review by Michael on January 04, 2015

I am a big fan of L.E. Modesitt Jr. but this book failed to capture my interest. I had thought it was going to be a military science fiction story about a hero of future space battles. As it turned out it was nothing of the sort. I have the next two books in this series but I don't know when if ever......more