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Probe
Is this the greatest discovery of all time â ¦ or the biggest hoax?
Bob Hanson, the chief scientist of a major aerospace corporation, has made an incredible a wrecked alien spacecraft adrift in the Asteroid Belt. The evidence is compellingâ video images from the Prospector space probe he himself had created. The military enthusiastically embraces an investigation of the extraterrestrials, remarkably indifferent to the inconsistencies that begin to appear.
Undeterred, Hanson keeps digging â ¦ and finds much more than he had ever bargained for. Soon on the lam, he, and everyone to whom he turns, is hunted. Before long only one conclusion remains unassailableâ that his mysterious opponents play for keeps.
Are aliens manipulating events on Earth? Did unscrupulous corporate executives invent the aliens in search of giga-buck government contracts? Has the Pentagon fabricated an alien menace for its own purposes?
Or is the truth something really unimaginable?
Bob Hanson, the chief scientist of a major aerospace corporation, has made an incredible a wrecked alien spacecraft adrift in the Asteroid Belt. The evidence is compellingâ video images from the Prospector space probe he himself had created. The military enthusiastically embraces an investigation of the extraterrestrials, remarkably indifferent to the inconsistencies that begin to appear.
Undeterred, Hanson keeps digging â ¦ and finds much more than he had ever bargained for. Soon on the lam, he, and everyone to whom he turns, is hunted. Before long only one conclusion remains unassailableâ that his mysterious opponents play for keeps.
Are aliens manipulating events on Earth? Did unscrupulous corporate executives invent the aliens in search of giga-buck government contracts? Has the Pentagon fabricated an alien menace for its own purposes?
Or is the truth something really unimaginable?
- GenresScience Fiction
314 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1991
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About the author
Edward M. Lerner
120 books57 followersI'm a physicist and computer scientist (among other things). After thirty years in industry, working at every level from individual technical contributor to senior vice president, I now write full-time. Mostly I write science fiction and techno-thrillers, now and again throwing in a straight science or technology article.
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
January 9, 2017
Not the best, but it seems to be the author's first book & it did a lot of things very well. The computer stuff, especially given this was published in 1991, was very good. I really appreciate that. There were a few really good twists, too. One was a bit of a cheat Still, there was a lot of action & a good plot. He shows a lot of promise, so I'm going to read some more of his books.
May 24, 2015
Not up to par with Crichton but a good yarn none the less. The technology is dated but still shows forward thinking on the part of the author. Some of the character behavior don't seem to fit the role. For instance the FBI agents were more like gangster hitmen with badges than law enforcement officers. In any case there were some good twists in the plot. This makes for a good airplane book.
May 2, 2012
There were several gaps in the story where I had to puzzle out what was going on, but I believe this was Mr. Lerner's freshman novel so that can be forgiven. I read Small Miracles some time ago and absolutely loved it. Will definitely be reading more of his work.
March 22, 2022
I found this book in a second-hand store and decided to buy it. It felt like all of the themes from Ender’s saga (Orson Scott Card) compressed into one book plus a manic pixie dream girl. I did enjoy it though. The characterization was decent and the pacing was very good, especially towards the end. Overall I liked the plot. I did realize the big plot twist about a page before it actually happened but if anything I think this is a good thing, it means the whole thing makes sense. A nice, short sci-fi book. Not anything I haven’t seen before but a fun read if you like the genre.
September 28, 2021
liked it much - Taking into account the year it was written.
Must look into author's outher books.
Must look into author's outher books.
June 21, 2022
Listened to this as an Audiobook. It was good, although for me not good enough to wanting to listen to or read it again.
October 3, 2022
Soso first contact novel. The characters were flat, the plot was cool. To me the chase was full. When they are finally revealed it is the last two pages of the story.
August 21, 2015
A good wee story, a technothriller for the thinking man/woman. As Edward Lerner was a scientist and researcher it shows in his writing. Doesn't dumb it down which is refreshing
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