Solar Express, L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Solar Express, L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
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Solar Express

Author: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Narrator: Robert Fass

Unabridged: 16 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/03/2015

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

You can't militarize space. This one rule has led to decades of peaceful development of space programs worldwide. However, increasing resource scarcity and a changing climate on Earth's surface is causing some interested parties to militarize, namely India, the North American Union, and the Sinese Federation.

The discovery of a strange artifact by Dr. Alayna Wong precipitates a crisis. What appears to be a hitherto undiscovered comet is soon revealed to be an alien structure on a cometary trajectory toward the sun. Now there is a race between countries to see who can study and control the artifact dubbed the "Solar Express" before it perhaps destroys itself.

Leading the way for the North American Union is Alayna's friend Captain Christopher Tavoian, one of the first shuttle pilots to be trained for combat in space. But, as the alien craft gets closer to its destination, it begins to alter the surface of the sun in strange new ways, ways that could lead Alayna to revolutionary discoveries—provided that Chris can prevent war from breaking out as he navigates among the escalating tensions between nations.

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 Daniel

Vrlo lepa hard SF knjiga koja prati prvi susret izmedju ljudi i necega ocigledno vanzemaljskog sa pod pricom koja prati geopoliticke promene na zemlji 100 u buducnosti posle velike katastrofe. Vrlo lepo napisana knjiga koja izuzetno drzi paznju iako pratimo samo dva lika plus par kestra za ukras. Ter......more

Goodreads review by Liviu

This book can be summarized as LE Modesitt takes on The Martian (lots of the hard sf action in the book toward the end reminded me strongly of the Martian, though considerably better as writing goes), Climate Change (see below) and the general themes of American decline (not that he cheers it as his......more

Goodreads review by Bryan

This is an unusual book to review, since it feels unstuck in time. On the one hand, it reads like a mid-20th-century science fiction adventure, with heroic pilot and astronomer successfully solving space problems. On the other hand, it earnestly points a century ahead, to a world built from concerns......more

Goodreads review by Jeff

This was my first read of Modesitt Jr. I was a bit taken aback at first as some of the terminology that was used was completely over my head, and there were some repetitive scientific terms that were used what felt like a hundred times. However once I got passed that I thoroughly enjoyed the novel.......more

Goodreads review by Jim

This was interesting throughout, but more for the points rather than as an entire story which dragged somewhat. Modesitt created a very realistic near future world & highlighted the various problems through news reports by both reputable & popular channels. The main characters conducted a long dista......more