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The Mars Anomaly
When the Solar Flare took out the world’s power…
…nobody could explain why the street lights still glowed in Jakarta.
Was it a signal from space?
When the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) transmits strange images of the Red a scientifically unexplained light phenomenon on the summit of Elysium Mons has the experts both concerned and baffled.
A team needed to check it out.
The mission to Mars was set.
Now, they had to build the team.
Dr. Rachel Fereira, a world-renowned linguist, enjoyed her life as a professor at Stanford University. Her bestseller about how a possible first contact with intelligent life might go brought her a small amount of fame, but she didn’t expect a call from NASA.
What were they keeping from the public?
Was she ready for space?
…nobody could explain why the street lights still glowed in Jakarta.
Was it a signal from space?
When the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) transmits strange images of the Red a scientifically unexplained light phenomenon on the summit of Elysium Mons has the experts both concerned and baffled.
A team needed to check it out.
The mission to Mars was set.
Now, they had to build the team.
Dr. Rachel Fereira, a world-renowned linguist, enjoyed her life as a professor at Stanford University. Her bestseller about how a possible first contact with intelligent life might go brought her a small amount of fame, but she didn’t expect a call from NASA.
What were they keeping from the public?
Was she ready for space?
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352 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 15, 2024
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About the author
Joshua T. Calvert
52 books250 followersJoshua T. Calvert has traveled the world--on foot, by Jeep, by bicycle, by motorcycle, and lots of other ways besides. As you might imagine, he's seen many things most people never see - including an Iranian prison cell, from the inside! In Kyrgyzstan, he fared slightly better, narrowly avoiding being kidnapped for ransom. Skydiver, scuba diver, martial artist, adventurer - his goal is to experience everything possible, and then make it real to you in his books. And he's made a good run of it so far: in the Philippines, he did police training on multiple types of firearms (despite being no fan of guns himself); dove in Asian waters among sharks and shipwrecks; and patrolled with Sumatran jungle rangers.
That's what defines Calvert's approach to method writing: pushing himself beyond his own limits, to experience first-hand what his characters experience, to make your immersion in his stories as deep as it can be.
For Ganymede Rises, after a slight detour with some smugglers in the deserts of Uzbekistan and the steppes of Mongolia, he traveled by dogsled and snowshoe to the Arctic Circle to experience first-hand what it's like to be utterly isolated in the coldest place on Earth. For his book The Fossil, he sat with professional pilots in flight simulators for Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft to learn what it's like to fly a passenger jet. His latest adventure: a parabolic flight with European Space Agency astronauts, to experience zero-gravity. All so he can describe it to you, in his own words.
That's what defines Calvert's approach to method writing: pushing himself beyond his own limits, to experience first-hand what his characters experience, to make your immersion in his stories as deep as it can be.
For Ganymede Rises, after a slight detour with some smugglers in the deserts of Uzbekistan and the steppes of Mongolia, he traveled by dogsled and snowshoe to the Arctic Circle to experience first-hand what it's like to be utterly isolated in the coldest place on Earth. For his book The Fossil, he sat with professional pilots in flight simulators for Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft to learn what it's like to fly a passenger jet. His latest adventure: a parabolic flight with European Space Agency astronauts, to experience zero-gravity. All so he can describe it to you, in his own words.
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February 4, 2025
I don’t even know where to start in writing this. I’m highly disappointed in this book. It started out SOOO good and was building up to be so interesting. I was thinking about all these things that the plot could end up going. But the plot did not go anywhere. In fact literally nothing happened until the end of the book. This is definitely a HARD SCIENCE fiction book because it’s nothing but science. Don’t get me wrong, loved the science and learning about space and quantum physics. But i don’t want to read it for the entire book. I’m glad this is over. In conclusion, the beginning great. And then the last two chapters, great. But that’s it
April 19, 2024
Good science fiction
I like the science used in the book to support the story and theories. The character interaction was well developed. I especially enjoyed the conclusion. I highly recommend this book to anyone one who believes that there should be a little more science in science fiction.
I like the science used in the book to support the story and theories. The character interaction was well developed. I especially enjoyed the conclusion. I highly recommend this book to anyone one who believes that there should be a little more science in science fiction.
April 18, 2024
Well written book BUT
Good hard science fiction but the end was disappointing to me for a couple of reasons. First I like really happy endings and although this ending can’t be called really sad it doesn’t meet my standard for a good ending. Secondly and more importantly I was not convinced that either of the characters would have chosen that course. One had extremely strong ties that would have prevented them from taking said course. The other person, we were given no reason, throughout the story, to make us the readers think that they would choose that course either. I have chosen my words carefully so as not to expose the ending. It is worth the read for hard science fiction lovers but I hope the author reads this and realises he could have thought this story out a bit more.
Good hard science fiction but the end was disappointing to me for a couple of reasons. First I like really happy endings and although this ending can’t be called really sad it doesn’t meet my standard for a good ending. Secondly and more importantly I was not convinced that either of the characters would have chosen that course. One had extremely strong ties that would have prevented them from taking said course. The other person, we were given no reason, throughout the story, to make us the readers think that they would choose that course either. I have chosen my words carefully so as not to expose the ending. It is worth the read for hard science fiction lovers but I hope the author reads this and realises he could have thought this story out a bit more.
April 2, 2024
I remember now why I don’t usually read “hard” science fiction. It’s the very hard, very detailed science that stumps me every time. In this book the science was way beyond my ability to comprehend, and the fictional people were only pleasant, hard working, and doing things entirely outside anything I understand after the usual human things like eating and sleeping, getting dirty and cleaned up, checking things - objects and landscapes - out, trying to understand, etc. So maybe the book was about immortality but I’m not certain. If YOU read it and get it and write a review that explains it, please reach out to me here in Goodreads so I can find and read your review, and undoubtedly thank you! This is the end of my review.
April 10, 2024
I found it hard to follow the story as the narrative is somewhat long-winded at times. Reading was made more difficult by a bug in the software that resulted in a faulty page continuance. Twice I found that the page got into a loop. The only way to proceed was to use the bottom menus to jump ahead and then try and work back to the page I needed. This was time-consuming because if you went to far you got back into the loop. I have tried to contact Amazon to ask for a refund for a faulty product; no joy so far.
July 9, 2025
Honestly this was sooo close to being 5 stars for me but I wanted a more satisfying ending. I just feel that after my attempt to wrap my head around the science AND the fiction that I wanted a less science and more fictional finale. However, this was still an incredibly enjoyable read!!
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September 2, 2024
The author has had better books . First, it’s not hard sci fi as billed . Hard sci fi requires better and more consistently applied science . For example, referring to feeling the “rhythm of the universe “ in a place without time ….pretty sure that definitionally any rhythm requires time . And far too much of the use of simile when it wasn’t necessary , like a blanket of comparisons , not to warm, but to smother ( see what I did there ? ) . I don’t mind trying again as the author has a good imagination and a knack for dialogue , which is difficult . Just not his best effort . Also, are there no copy editors any more ? A number typos ( e.g., in one place “coronary mass ejection” instead of “coronal mass ejection “)
August 25, 2024
For mig var historien ikke overbevisende, og når den så endda er fortalt uden humør og med hovedpersoner, jeg ikke rigtig kunne finde sympati for, så bliver det ikke til mere end "ok"
May 10, 2024
A MASSIVE SOLAR FLARE TRIGGERS . . . AN ANOMALY
A solar flare so powerful that it threatens to extinguish all electronics on Earth inflicts little damage. But careful observers note two puzzling results. Fearing the worst, authorities on the island of Java had managed to turn off all electrical generating sources. But immediately after the solar flare, lights all over the megalopolis of Jakarta turned on brightly. And astronomers note that atop Olympus Mons on Mars, the most massive volcano in the solar system, a bright beacon has illuminated. Investigators rush to Jakarta to explore what went wrong there. But the light atop Olympus Mons seems a far greater puzzle. This phenomenon convinces people all over Earth that extraterrestrials have arrived on the Red Planet and are attempting to communicate with us. This is the setup in Joshua T. Calvert’s hard science fiction thriller, The Mars Anomaly.
TWO LEADING CHARACTERS
We follow the ensuing events through the eyes of Rachel Ferreira, a popular professor of linguistics at a large West Coast university, and Christer Johannsen, a data analysis specialist with a mysterious past who works for the United Nations. NASA presses Rachel into service to advise its top brass and the President about the prospects of communicating with the aliens who have turned on the light on Mars. And the UN sends Christer to Jakarta to determine why the lights there switched on with nothing in view to explain it. Thus, it seems, we’ll solve both puzzles. But you won’t guess how.
PARALLEL INVESTIGATIONS, TENS OF MILLIONS OF MILES APART
The Mars Anomaly has induced most of the world’s most advanced nations to collaborate in an unprecedented joint effort in space. Through NASA, the space agencies of Europe, Japan, Canada, and China, the people of Earth will mount a massively expensive mission to Mars for an international crew of six. Only Russia, smarting from its loss in Ukraine, has declined to take part. The others work with SpaceX on a breakneck schedule, and in short order the Ambassador is on its way to Mars. Five of the crew are experienced in space, and the commander was one of the last shuttle pilots. Only Rachel, feeling oddly inferior, is an exception. Each of the six is a specialist in one area essential to the mission. Rachel’s, of course, is to lead the effort to communicate with the aliens . . . assuming that the beacon on Mars somehow contains information.
Meanwhile, Christer works with his Indonesian handler to dig deeply into the files of the relevant government ministries to learn why the lights went on in Jakarta when they shouldn’t have. And soon his investigation leads him into a forest preserve on the island where a mysterious company has been digging for uranium. The answer to his quest seems near.
Naturally, we’ll learn that the two phenomena, though separated by tens of millions of miles, are closely connected. But the manner of their connection, and the background story, will take you by surprise.
AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT
Technically speaking, The Mars Anomaly is subtitled Hard Science Fiction. And that’s indisputable. Author Joshua Calvert leads us into the thickets of linguistics and the hard sciences in which the Ambassador’s crew are specialists. His comments on linguistics are especially illuminating. But amid all the scientific discourse there is little about the six people in the crew. Even Rachel emerges as an enigma. There are only hints about her backstory. All we learn is that she is “the science fiction author who has been looking into possible communication problems we might have with aliens, and the one who has advocated not sending any messages into space, and not replying if we should receive any.” The saving grace for this nearly lifeless story is that the story is carefully plotted and the ending is clever. It’s well-written, too, and an easy read.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Joshua T. Calvert‘s bio on his author website (and on Amazon) trumpets his adventures traveling around the world. There is no information about his education or how he came to know enough about science to write hard science fiction. Goodreads lists forty-eight science fiction novels attributed to him.
A solar flare so powerful that it threatens to extinguish all electronics on Earth inflicts little damage. But careful observers note two puzzling results. Fearing the worst, authorities on the island of Java had managed to turn off all electrical generating sources. But immediately after the solar flare, lights all over the megalopolis of Jakarta turned on brightly. And astronomers note that atop Olympus Mons on Mars, the most massive volcano in the solar system, a bright beacon has illuminated. Investigators rush to Jakarta to explore what went wrong there. But the light atop Olympus Mons seems a far greater puzzle. This phenomenon convinces people all over Earth that extraterrestrials have arrived on the Red Planet and are attempting to communicate with us. This is the setup in Joshua T. Calvert’s hard science fiction thriller, The Mars Anomaly.
TWO LEADING CHARACTERS
We follow the ensuing events through the eyes of Rachel Ferreira, a popular professor of linguistics at a large West Coast university, and Christer Johannsen, a data analysis specialist with a mysterious past who works for the United Nations. NASA presses Rachel into service to advise its top brass and the President about the prospects of communicating with the aliens who have turned on the light on Mars. And the UN sends Christer to Jakarta to determine why the lights there switched on with nothing in view to explain it. Thus, it seems, we’ll solve both puzzles. But you won’t guess how.
PARALLEL INVESTIGATIONS, TENS OF MILLIONS OF MILES APART
The Mars Anomaly has induced most of the world’s most advanced nations to collaborate in an unprecedented joint effort in space. Through NASA, the space agencies of Europe, Japan, Canada, and China, the people of Earth will mount a massively expensive mission to Mars for an international crew of six. Only Russia, smarting from its loss in Ukraine, has declined to take part. The others work with SpaceX on a breakneck schedule, and in short order the Ambassador is on its way to Mars. Five of the crew are experienced in space, and the commander was one of the last shuttle pilots. Only Rachel, feeling oddly inferior, is an exception. Each of the six is a specialist in one area essential to the mission. Rachel’s, of course, is to lead the effort to communicate with the aliens . . . assuming that the beacon on Mars somehow contains information.
Meanwhile, Christer works with his Indonesian handler to dig deeply into the files of the relevant government ministries to learn why the lights went on in Jakarta when they shouldn’t have. And soon his investigation leads him into a forest preserve on the island where a mysterious company has been digging for uranium. The answer to his quest seems near.
Naturally, we’ll learn that the two phenomena, though separated by tens of millions of miles, are closely connected. But the manner of their connection, and the background story, will take you by surprise.
AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT
Technically speaking, The Mars Anomaly is subtitled Hard Science Fiction. And that’s indisputable. Author Joshua Calvert leads us into the thickets of linguistics and the hard sciences in which the Ambassador’s crew are specialists. His comments on linguistics are especially illuminating. But amid all the scientific discourse there is little about the six people in the crew. Even Rachel emerges as an enigma. There are only hints about her backstory. All we learn is that she is “the science fiction author who has been looking into possible communication problems we might have with aliens, and the one who has advocated not sending any messages into space, and not replying if we should receive any.” The saving grace for this nearly lifeless story is that the story is carefully plotted and the ending is clever. It’s well-written, too, and an easy read.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Joshua T. Calvert‘s bio on his author website (and on Amazon) trumpets his adventures traveling around the world. There is no information about his education or how he came to know enough about science to write hard science fiction. Goodreads lists forty-eight science fiction novels attributed to him.
April 9, 2024
The Mars Anomaly is what's supposed to be a hard Science Fiction story, only the science is more fiction than not. Sure, the essay at the end of the book is about as accurate as a short essay can be, but that in no way indicates the events in the story *could* happen. And, since that's the entire point of hard scifi, I think this one failed miserably. But, then again, anytime I've seen an author have to put hard science fiction as part of the title, it generally turns out the story isn't, so there is that.
On the other hand, the story was pretty good, right up to the last chapter at least, then it just wandered off into metaphysical BS territory, which again, fails the hard science fiction moniker. But at any rate, last chapter aside, if you're a scifi fan, this story has a lot to be appreciated, and it's actually a pretty good story, right up until it isn't. I'll let it have the three stars, though personally, I give it a solid 2.5 stars, because it breaks down so spectacularly in the end, which honestly, is pretty sad. Lots of potential in this one.
On the other hand, the story was pretty good, right up to the last chapter at least, then it just wandered off into metaphysical BS territory, which again, fails the hard science fiction moniker. But at any rate, last chapter aside, if you're a scifi fan, this story has a lot to be appreciated, and it's actually a pretty good story, right up until it isn't. I'll let it have the three stars, though personally, I give it a solid 2.5 stars, because it breaks down so spectacularly in the end, which honestly, is pretty sad. Lots of potential in this one.
April 30, 2025
Absorbing and detailed - this is a story for lovers of physics !!! The entire plot is based around the nature of photons and hence light phenomenon and follows Rachel- a linguistic professor and Christer - a UN Research Specialist on their separate journeys, to solve the mystery of a sudden bright light appearance on the Summit of Mars and in the city of Jakarta ( when it had zero power supply ) simultaneously during a dangerous Solar Flare Emission. The tangibility of human experience via sentience and human logic via emperical science and pushing the boundaries of "what- ifs" over new horizons of possibilities is well balanced in this story and although , it might look like too much physics for those looking for pace in the plot but it all ties up beautifully in a bouquet of necessary conceptualization as we progress through the plot. While there is a speculative air of exraterrestrial life forms being involved but the plot gravitates more to the technology of ETs rather than themselves and the objective understanding of their idea about Existence , Eternity and the Universe all reflected through their technology. Overall beautifully enlightening and engrossing!
March 23, 2025
I don't necessarily need happy endings, in fact I 'm all about bleak endings. This is the second book from this author for me and I'm definitely gonna read more.
However here, the chapters felt a bit unequal, I did enjoy Rachel's chapters more but that wasn't the problem. I didn't feel that the two main characters were developed enough to end up that way.
At no point did it feel that Rachel was more invested than her colleagues in finding out what this anomaly is about, so much invested as to leave her daughter behind. As for Christer, he was all about knowing but did any of those two ever explain to their colleagues what they thought and why they decided to take THAT step? And lastly, why would they want to spend eternity together like they were some kind of star-crossed lovers, which they clearly were not?
However here, the chapters felt a bit unequal, I did enjoy Rachel's chapters more but that wasn't the problem. I didn't feel that the two main characters were developed enough to end up that way.
At no point did it feel that Rachel was more invested than her colleagues in finding out what this anomaly is about, so much invested as to leave her daughter behind. As for Christer, he was all about knowing but did any of those two ever explain to their colleagues what they thought and why they decided to take THAT step? And lastly, why would they want to spend eternity together like they were some kind of star-crossed lovers, which they clearly were not?
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December 12, 2024I don’t know exactly how to rate this book. Was is good Science Fiction? yeah. Was there a compelling “need” to finish the book? Yeah. Was there a fairly strong story line? Yeah. So what is the problem? I do not want to put a lot of spoilers out because, I think many hard core SciFi fans will want to read this but for me, when I got to the end of the book, there were just too many holes, too many threads established that just led nowhere. I don’t know if this is just the first book in a series (there is nothing to indicate that), but there are at least 4 open ended story lines at the end of the book. I guess we will see.
January 8, 2025
A really good book! The writing style was a little too buddy-buddy at times, like the author was trying too hard to make the characters seem like family. I think I’m just not used to this kind of writing. However, I really appreciated how Calvert took the time to explain all the scientific terms within the story so people like me could understand. He also included a list of acronyms in the beginning which was easy to reference throughout my reading. I recently got into science fiction within the past year or so, and am continuing to enjoy the science-y stories that I never would have normally read.
January 13, 2025
I didn't hate it because of the ending but I could have easily.. especially for the build up through chapter upon chapter of tension to then go the way things did... But it did make me think - it might not be what is called a happy ending which irritated me when I read it... But it made me think of aliens really would think that much about future or present ... Does the conclusion leave room for was Rachel wrong or even Christer or where they right 100%
I really hate how they leave it to the imagination really but I enjoyed. 4 stars will recommend. I learned about linguist relativity a bit and enjoyed the ride up to the concluding chapters.
Cheers
I really hate how they leave it to the imagination really but I enjoyed. 4 stars will recommend. I learned about linguist relativity a bit and enjoyed the ride up to the concluding chapters.
Cheers
May 26, 2024
Fascinating Sci-fi Novel
In the early part of the story, humanity is faced with a dangerous solar storm which has mysterious properties. This leads to questions about possible alien technology, or is it just a rare natural occurrence. Since the phenomenon leads to Mars, a team of investigators travel to Mars in a SpaceX Starship to find out. The book is an easy read with interesting characters and nice explanations of the science involved in the mystery. I read the book in two evenings, dying to know what they had found. A nice ending, worthy of a sequel.
In the early part of the story, humanity is faced with a dangerous solar storm which has mysterious properties. This leads to questions about possible alien technology, or is it just a rare natural occurrence. Since the phenomenon leads to Mars, a team of investigators travel to Mars in a SpaceX Starship to find out. The book is an easy read with interesting characters and nice explanations of the science involved in the mystery. I read the book in two evenings, dying to know what they had found. A nice ending, worthy of a sequel.
September 6, 2024
I love to learn something when I read!
This book made me think - and that's a good thing! The the hard science is always explained and therefore ready to understand. It fits into the story well. But more than that there is Intuition. The main characters are endearing and their thoughts are deep and enlightening. I couldn't put it down. In a world of multi part series books this one stands out as a well written single story - with a beginning and an end - that captivates the imagination. I loved this book, and you will too!
This book made me think - and that's a good thing! The the hard science is always explained and therefore ready to understand. It fits into the story well. But more than that there is Intuition. The main characters are endearing and their thoughts are deep and enlightening. I couldn't put it down. In a world of multi part series books this one stands out as a well written single story - with a beginning and an end - that captivates the imagination. I loved this book, and you will too!
October 7, 2024
Good sci fi book
This is one of the rare sci fi books that stay true to sci fi not dissolving into good guys vs bad guys out to destroy the planet. Excellent science explanations enhances the story line.
One critique, there was a quick injection of Russian interference with the space craft, one small portion of one chapter, and there was no further explanation of reason, leaving the reader with a very big hole in the story.
Overall it is a great read, interesting, superb character development, with excellent science throughout the story. This is a good one.
This is one of the rare sci fi books that stay true to sci fi not dissolving into good guys vs bad guys out to destroy the planet. Excellent science explanations enhances the story line.
One critique, there was a quick injection of Russian interference with the space craft, one small portion of one chapter, and there was no further explanation of reason, leaving the reader with a very big hole in the story.
Overall it is a great read, interesting, superb character development, with excellent science throughout the story. This is a good one.
October 14, 2024
An oustanding and thought provoking work
I knew I was going to enjoy this book from the moment Rachel began her lecture. I have been looking for names for theories of how language shapes our understanding of reality all of my adult life. And now I have a name. Thankyou.
For the rest of it. A joy. So many combinations of thought and linkages between the classical, quantum theory and the new kind of spiritual understanding of the physical realm to which our science is taking us.
Bravo.
I knew I was going to enjoy this book from the moment Rachel began her lecture. I have been looking for names for theories of how language shapes our understanding of reality all of my adult life. And now I have a name. Thankyou.
For the rest of it. A joy. So many combinations of thought and linkages between the classical, quantum theory and the new kind of spiritual understanding of the physical realm to which our science is taking us.
Bravo.
May 8, 2024
lots of science, little story
The whole story, minus the science is a few pages. I’m a story reader, not a physicist or philosopher, so not a lot of appeal for me.
The ending is horrible and the last thing any mother would do. 3 stars for the extraordinary effort and research.
If the book was somehow not nerdy enough, there’s an essay at the end I knew I wouldn’t understand or care for.
The whole story, minus the science is a few pages. I’m a story reader, not a physicist or philosopher, so not a lot of appeal for me.
The ending is horrible and the last thing any mother would do. 3 stars for the extraordinary effort and research.
If the book was somehow not nerdy enough, there’s an essay at the end I knew I wouldn’t understand or care for.
May 25, 2024
unique story
Mr Calvert crafted a very interesting story as the characters and plots infold. It was a page turner but at a slower rate so to take in the science. I wish there was a second book because it would fascinating to explore what happens to or what their experience is to the two characters at the end. (Don’t want to spoil the ending so no detail on that). Well worth the read.
Mr Calvert crafted a very interesting story as the characters and plots infold. It was a page turner but at a slower rate so to take in the science. I wish there was a second book because it would fascinating to explore what happens to or what their experience is to the two characters at the end. (Don’t want to spoil the ending so no detail on that). Well worth the read.
June 4, 2024
Not "Hard Science Fiction." Navel-gazing drivel, for the most part, with a dose of mysticism. I was greatly disappointed, but had to finish to see if I had the ending right, and I did.
A few words of advice - the specs on Starship are easily looked up, so there is no excuse for your thrust numbers to be orders of magnitude too high, as was the early mention of cost being $20,000,000,000 per month.
A few words of advice - the specs on Starship are easily looked up, so there is no excuse for your thrust numbers to be orders of magnitude too high, as was the early mention of cost being $20,000,000,000 per month.
April 19, 2024
make a film
Good sci fi for me
I understand electicity and basic physics and love reading about the human mind and its capabilities and what humans can achieve on the side of good and education , look at what the victorians built we gave the world great technology and keep going long live humanity live long and prosper 🖖
Good sci fi for me
I understand electicity and basic physics and love reading about the human mind and its capabilities and what humans can achieve on the side of good and education , look at what the victorians built we gave the world great technology and keep going long live humanity live long and prosper 🖖
May 3, 2024
I was equally enthralled and disappointed with the story. In my opinion, the central characters could have been built up more, making them a bit more empathetic. Although I enjoy the thought-provoking element of hard science fiction, I sometimes feel that I should have a PhD in quantum something in order to fully appreciate the author's work.
July 24, 2024
Science you can understand
Let me encourage young people to read the book. Without anything age inappropriate, it will answer very basic questions while interesting many to delve deeper to gain greater understanding, generating a desire to go further still. No one learns without interest. This book will stimulate interest and generate further exploration.
Let me encourage young people to read the book. Without anything age inappropriate, it will answer very basic questions while interesting many to delve deeper to gain greater understanding, generating a desire to go further still. No one learns without interest. This book will stimulate interest and generate further exploration.
October 8, 2025
Strange light on Earth and Mars
Interesting premise about the interplay of solar flares and the light waves we typically cannot detect- eclectic group of characters- ending less than satisfying. Calvert really tries to make the science understandable, but I still struggled with it.
Interesting premise about the interplay of solar flares and the light waves we typically cannot detect- eclectic group of characters- ending less than satisfying. Calvert really tries to make the science understandable, but I still struggled with it.
April 1, 2024
Disappointing
Did you ever take a long and tedious trip to on!y be sadly disappointed when you arrived?
Well if you know that feeling and want to experience that feeling then you should read this book.
Did you ever take a long and tedious trip to on!y be sadly disappointed when you arrived?
Well if you know that feeling and want to experience that feeling then you should read this book.
April 3, 2024
Mind Bending!
Excellent, hard SciFi. Major leagues of making you think, but not a hard read. Interesting & believable characters. A unique SciFi concept that I’ve not run across before (and I’ve read A LOT of SciFi). Highly recommended
Excellent, hard SciFi. Major leagues of making you think, but not a hard read. Interesting & believable characters. A unique SciFi concept that I’ve not run across before (and I’ve read A LOT of SciFi). Highly recommended
April 6, 2024
Started out as a single story, then split into two and they merged together about 2/3 of the way through. Kind of too many lectures and a last chapter full of stuff that sounds profound but is just gibberish.
All in all it was interesting but not great.
All in all it was interesting but not great.
April 19, 2024
The ending was disappointing, the characters were rather shallow. Science was good but the Great Courses lecture “Relativity and the Quantum Revolution” by Prof. Richard Wolfson covered all of this in a more engrossing manner.
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