Sunstorm: Time Odyssey Series, Book 2
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Returned to the Earth of 2037 by the Firstborn, mysterious beings of almost limitless technological prowess, Bisesa Dutt is haunted by the memories of her five years spent on the strange alternate Earth called Mir, a jigsaw-puzzle world made up of lands and people cut out of different eras of Earth's history. Why did the Firstborn create Mir? Why was Bisesa taken there and then brought back on the day after her original disappearance?Bisesa's questions receive a chilling answer when scientists discover an anomaly in the sun's core - an anomaly that has no natural cause is evidence of alien intervention over two thousand years before. Now plans set in motion millennia ago by inscrutable watchers light-years away are coming to fruition in a sunstorm designed to scour the Earth of all life in a bombardment of deadly radiation.Thus commences a furious race against a ticking solar time bomb. But even now, as apocalypse looms, cooperation is not easy for the peoples and nations of the Earth. Religious and political differences threaten to undermine every effort. And all the while, the Firstborn are watching.
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"Clarke and Baxter have mastered the art of saving the world in blockbuster style."—Entertainment Weekly Returned to the Earth of 2037 by the mysterious and powerful Firstborn, Bisesa Dutt is haunted by memories of her five years spent on the strange alternate Earth called Mir, a jigsaw-puzzle world made up of lands and people cut out of different eras of Earth's history. Why did the Firstborn create Mir? Why was Bisesa taken there and then brought back just a day after her disappearance? Bisesa's questions are answered when scientists discover an unnatural anomaly in the sun's core—evidence of alien intervention more than two thousand years ago. Now plans set in motion by inscrutable observers light-years away are coming to fruition in a sunstorm designed to eradicate all life on Earth in a bombardment of radiation. As the apocalypse looms, religious and political differences on Earth threaten to undermine every countereffort. And all the while, the Firstborn are watching. . . . Praise for Sunstorm "An absolute must for science fiction fans."—All Things Considered, NPR "Enthralling . . . highly satisfying."—The New York Times Book Review "Will keep readers turning pages."—Publishers Weekly |
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series | Time odyssey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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title_display | Sunstorm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | Sunstorm Time Odyssey Series, Book 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | Sunstorm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_sub | Time Odyssey Series, Book 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Fiction, Science Fiction |