By Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds
ISBN-10: 1473210186
ISBN-13: 9781473210189
A sequel to Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s Nebula Award–winning novella “A assembly with Medusa,” this novel keeps the exciting event of astronaut Howard Falcon, humanity’s first explorer of Jupiter from sleek technology fiction masters.
Howard Falcon virtually misplaced his lifestyles in an coincidence because the first human astronaut to discover the ambience of Jupiter—and a mix of human ingenuity and technical services introduced him again. yet he's not himself. in its place, he has been became an augmented human: half guy, half computing device, and exceedingly capable.
With permission from the Clarke property, Stephen Baxter and Alastair Reynolds proceed this liked writer’s enduring imaginative and prescient and feature created a clean tale for brand spanking new readers. The Medusa Chronicles charts Falcon’s trip throughout the centuries granted by means of his new physique, yet regularly again to mysteries of Jupiter and the altering interplay among humanity and the universe. A compelling learn packed with really good motion correct from the start, it is a smooth vintage within the spirit of 2001 and The Martian.
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She patted the box. ‘This is a virtual reality extensor kit. ’ She took out two metal discs, each the size of a new cent. She handed one each to Webster and Falcon. ‘Neural jacks,’ Falcon said. ‘You got it,’ Webster said. His own hand hovered at the back of his neck. ‘You, Geoff? You’ve got one of these sockets? ’ ‘Like hell it is. I’d have no idea what my kids and grandkids spend their time doing without this hole in my neck. Besides, half the world’s business is done virtually now. Even my Bureau’s.
The control team up at Jupiter V heard it clearly. . ‘But in a way he has a point. About Jupiter anyhow. His mission in the Kon-Tiki was heroic, but he only scratched the surface. Jupiter is an ocean of mystery. Literally anything might be found down there. And since he got back from Jupiter he’s already been seeking funding for follow-up missions. ’ Dhoni nodded. ‘But all this is a denial of his personal reality. ’ ‘Damned if I know. ’ 6 When he returned to Springer’s presentation, Falcon observed that nobody in the audience had even noticed that the pioneer of the clouds of Jupiter had gone briefly AWOL.
But you, Commander Falcon. Records of crash. No cameras, but forensics, word of survivors. Some simps lasted long enough to tell story. The ship, doomed. You heading down, down to bridge, risk life to save ship, if you could. And you found frightened simp. You stopped, Commander. Stopped, calmed him, told him go, not down, down, but up, up to observation deck. Where he would have best chance. ”’ Falcon looked away. ’ ‘Did your best. His name, Baker 2079q. Eight years old. We remember, you see.
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