Thunderbird
Dec 2015 · Penguin
3.9star
21 reviewsreport
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The Nebula Award–winning author of the Alex Benedict novels and the Priscilla Hutchins novels returns to the world of Ancient Shores in a startling and majestic epic.
A working stargate dating back more than ten thousand years has been discovered in North Dakota, on a Sioux reservation near Devils Lake. Travel through the gate currently leads to three equally mysterious destinations: (1) an apparently empty garden world, quickly dubbed Eden; (2) a strange maze of underground passageways; or (3) a space station with a view of a galaxy that appears to be the Milky Way.
The race to explore and claim the stargate quickly escalates, and those involved divide into opposing camps who view the teleportation technology either as an unprecedented opportunity for scientific research or a disastrous threat to national—if not planetary—security. In the middle of the maelstrom stands Sioux chairman James Walker. One thing is for certain: Questions about what the stargate means for humanity’s role in the galaxy cannot be ignored.
Especially since travel through the stargate isn’t necessarily only one way...
A working stargate dating back more than ten thousand years has been discovered in North Dakota, on a Sioux reservation near Devils Lake. Travel through the gate currently leads to three equally mysterious destinations: (1) an apparently empty garden world, quickly dubbed Eden; (2) a strange maze of underground passageways; or (3) a space station with a view of a galaxy that appears to be the Milky Way.
The race to explore and claim the stargate quickly escalates, and those involved divide into opposing camps who view the teleportation technology either as an unprecedented opportunity for scientific research or a disastrous threat to national—if not planetary—security. In the middle of the maelstrom stands Sioux chairman James Walker. One thing is for certain: Questions about what the stargate means for humanity’s role in the galaxy cannot be ignored.
Especially since travel through the stargate isn’t necessarily only one way...
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3.9
21 reviews
Andre van Staden
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19 January 2016
The theme is familiar to Science Fiction lovers. Star travel by means of physics rules defying transport devices. That said, the story lines are well told, if not to a certain level predictable. The saddest part was the somewhat abrupt ending. I for one could see this developing into a series of five or six books. Except for if the final pages of the final chapter spells out something I am not following or missed in the preceding text. Lets hope that be the case ...
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Dustin Perkins
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12 January 2016
Overall good read, but it was difficult to suspend disbelief at the complete lack of professionalism and the behavior of the characters in the story. Like Stargate if everyone involved was some idiot pulled off the street and allowed to do or say anything they wanted with no accountability.
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Ronald “RonTheTech” Montes
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27 January 2016
Yes, this is an awesome science fiction about Native Americans and wormholes and political strife on who will control it. Good read.
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About the author
Jack McDevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, English teacher, customs officer, and motivational trainer, and is now a full-time writer. He is the author of the Alex Benedict novels, including Coming Home and Firebird; and the Priscilla Hutchins novels, including Starhawk.. His novel Seeker won a Nebula Award, and he is a multiple Nebula Award finalist. He lives in Georgia with his wife, Maureen.
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