Frederik Pohl
Author
Series
Heechee saga volume 1
Publisher
Del Ray/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Seeded among the stars are troves of valuable artifacts left behind by the enigmatic, long-vanished alien race called teh Heechee. For the right price, anyone can climb aboard one of the abandoned Heechee spaceships, cast off on an autopilot voyage to parts unknown, and take a chance on fidning wealth... or facing death. Robinette Broadhead took that chance and walked away a winner. But at what cost? -- from book cover.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
It is the 20th Century, an advertisement-drenched world in which the big ad agencies dominate governments and everything else. Now Schoken Associates, one of the big players, has a new challenge for star copywriter Mitch Courtenay. Volunteers are needed to colonise Venus. It's a hellhole, and nobody who knew anything about it would dream of signing up. But by the time Mitch has finished, they will be queuing to get on board the spaceships.
Author
Series
Heechee saga volume 2
Publisher
Orb
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The story begins when the hero of Gateway finances an expedition to a distant alien spaceship that may end famine forever. On the ship, the explorers find a human boy, and evidence that reveals a powerful alien civilization is thriving on a transport ship headed right for Earth.... -- from Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books/DelRey
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
When Ranjit Subramanian, a Sri Lankan with a special gift for mathematics, writes a three-page proof of Pierre de Fermat's last theorem, his achievement is hailed as a work of genius, bringing him fame and fortune. But it also brings him to the attention of the National Security Agency and a shadowy United Nations outfit called Pax per Fidem, or Peace Through Transparency, whose secretive workings belie its name. Suddenly Ranjit--together with his...
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