Voyagers
History of Some of the World’s Greatest Explorers

We are not alone! In the 1980s the world is still under threat of nuclear annihilation, memories of the Bay of Pigs nightmare are still fresh and the Cold War is still very much a fact in the world's political life. Carl Sagan is at the height of his popularity. UFO sightings still occur with astonis......more

Deep in that infinite sky, he knew, new stars were being born and old ones torn apart by titanic explosions. Galaxies whirled out there in the darkness and quasars burned with a fierceness that no human mind could comprehend. “How long,” he whispered to himself, “will you keep your secrets? If God se......more

I would actually give this 2 1/2 stars. I found much of it boring. But it was well written and the characters were fairly interesting. it just seemed to spend too much time developing this small elements of the plot line. And maybe the characters were just too predictable and straightforward. also he......more

A pretty good first contact story. Originally published in 1981 the story brings back memories of Cold War tensions between the USSR and USA. Sometimes these seem quaint, sometimes they seem surprisingly current. Part of a trilogy, but good enough on its own. Many of the themes are repeated even in......more

This was ok. Carl Sagan's "Contact" did it better.......more