![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the orange methane slush the astronauts will discover the secret of life’s origins and reach for a human destiny beyond their wildest dreams. But it is on the icy surface of Titan itself that the true adventure begins. Taking nearly a decade, the billion-mile voyage includes a “slingshot” transit of Venus, a catastrophic solar storm, and a constant struggle to keep the ship and crew functioning. A group of visionaries led by NASA’s Paula Benacerraf plan a daring one-way mission that will cost them everything. Possible signs of organic life have been found on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Stand alone or series: Technically book 2 in Stephen Baxter’s NASA Trilogy, but each book in the series may be read as a stand alone novel. Publication Date: July 1997 (UK) / October 1998 (US) After reading and loving his apocalyptic duology, Flood and Ark (with the latter as my favorite read of 2009), I immediately dived into the author’s backlist. Today, we give you a double-shot of hard science fiction goodness! Recently, I’ve discovered the wonderful, amazing, superlative SF author that is Stephen Baxter. ![]()
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