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Inherit the Stars

By: James P. Hogan
Narrated by: John Pruden
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The man on the moon was dead. They called him Charlie. He had big eyes, abundant body hair, and fairly long nostrils. His skeletal body was found clad in a bright red spacesuit, hidden in a rocky grave. They didn’t know who he was, how he got there, or what had killed him. All they knew was that his corpse was 50 thousand years old - and that meant this man had somehow lived long before he ever could have existed.

©1977 James Patrick Hogan (P)2013 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Science Fiction

Critic Reviews

“Pure science fiction…Arthur Clarke, move over!” (Isaac Asimov)
“Hard science fiction with a lovely vengeance but done so well that almost no scientific background is needed to understand and enjoy it…Highly recommended.” ( Analog)
“Intellectual action portrayed as excitingly as any space war - a truly absorbing read and a reminder that learning is one of the greatest human adventures.” ( Publishers Weekly)
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a science fiction that puts the author's best wishes to the future generations of human, rarely one would get such an amazing novel without much political or religious influences. it's all about satisfying scientific curiosity and the desire to be among the stars.

the purest scifi

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What would have made Inherit the Stars better?

Less repetitive technical details - MOVE ON WITH THE STORY, PLEASE! Also, more character personality.

Procedural, boring, repetitive

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