The Hercules Text

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3.9
33 reviews
Ebook
368
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About this ebook

The classic first-contact science fiction novel that launched the career of Jack McDevitt, the national bestselling author of Coming Home—now revised from the original edition, and featuring a new foreword. 

From a remote corner of the galaxy a message is being sent. The continuous beats of a pulsar have become odd, irregular…artificial. It can only be a code.

Frantically, a research team struggles to decipher the alien communication. And what the scientists discover is destined to shake the foundations of empires around this world—from Wall Street to the Vatican…

Ratings and reviews

3.9
33 reviews
Craig M. Houck
December 27, 2019
Having so enjoyed his 2 series I started on his stand alone novels So much different and it took a while to like this book. Some bits I had to work hard to read. Many patterns to a complete design...this is a complete book. Read it.
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Tim Foreman
June 24, 2015
Good story, believable characters. Pacing is much slower than the Hutch or Benedict stories. Similar to Ancient Shores in that respect.
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Scott Rice
June 3, 2017
I am a very big Mcdevitt fan. The character's like Alex and Chase paint an exciting and hopeful sign of the future. The rest of his books are also wonderful.
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About the author

Jack McDevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, English teacher, customs officer, and motivational trainer, and is now a full-time writer. His novel Seeker won a Nebula Award, and he is a multiple Nebula Award finalist. He lives in Georgia with his wife, Maureen.

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