The alien Metalmark offered mankind a starship and its advanced technology in a trade for the rights to planet Mercury and moon Triton. What could go wrong? But his appearance sent the nations of Earth into turmoil as many people suspected danger and a trick. Our dreams of futuristic breakthroughs made Metalmark a celebrity in the West, but inflamed the Islamic world. A scientist with the space agency and a CIA spy became two of Metalmark's defenders. Our chance to join superior beings and travel the stars depended on the ...
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The alien Metalmark offered mankind a starship and its advanced technology in a trade for the rights to planet Mercury and moon Triton. What could go wrong? But his appearance sent the nations of Earth into turmoil as many people suspected danger and a trick. Our dreams of futuristic breakthroughs made Metalmark a celebrity in the West, but inflamed the Islamic world. A scientist with the space agency and a CIA spy became two of Metalmark's defenders. Our chance to join superior beings and travel the stars depended on the clash of futurists with ancient traditions. Could he sell us the means to a quantum jump in progress? But . . . he wanted Mercury and Triton for habitats where his species could spawn . . . what did that mean?
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Great Read, fiction story by scientist/engi author
SciFi story w engaging character development & story line keeps you wondering what's coming up. Great use of science based facts & embellished possibilities. International tension & personal relationships of characters bring this to the level of making me wonder out loud "when is the movie or tv series going to be made?" based on Dr David Batchelor's book. Author's extensive background as a former Professor, former NASA Scientist/Engineer, & current Northrop Grumman valued employee adds to this.
DavidAllenBatchelor
Jul 21, 2011
Great Space Adventure
I am the author, and I can refer interested readers to several reviews:
http://tigersallconsumingbooks.blogspot.com/ gave it a B+ and
Adam Bourke gave it 4 stars on Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/174846200
KJ Mulder also liked it:
http://worldsinink.blogspot.com/2011/07/review-metalmark-contract.html
TMC was inspired by Sir Arthur C. Clarke's _Childhood's End_.
