Death Wave (Star Quest Trilogy)

ISBN: 0765379503

Author: Bova, Ben

Condition: New

Six-time Hugo Award winner Ben Bova chronicles the saga of humankinds expansion beyond the solar system in Death WaveIn the precursor to the Star Quest Trilogy, New Earth, Jordan Kell led the first human mission beyond the solar system. They discovered the ruins of an ancient alien civilization. But one alien AI survived, and it revealed to Jordan Kell that an explosion in the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy has created a wave of deadly radiation, expanding out from the core toward Earth. Unless the human race acts to save itself, all life on Earth will be wiped out.When Kell and his team return to Earth, many years after their departure, they find that their world has changed almost beyond recognition. Not only has a second wave of greenhouse flooding caused sea levels to rise, but society has been changed by the consequences of the climate shift. Few people want to face Jordan Kells news. He must convince Earths new rulers that the human race is in danger of extinction unless it acts to forestall the death wave coming from the galaxys heart.The Star Quest Trilogy#1 Death Wave#2 Apes and Angels