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The Engines of God

Auteur(s): Jack McDevitt
Narrateur(s): Tom Weiner
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 Humans call them Monument-Makers. An unknown race, they left stunning alien statues scattered on distant planets throughout the galaxy, encoded with strange inscriptions that defy translation. Searching for clues about the Monument-Makers, teams of 23rd century linguists, historians, engineers and archaeologists have been excavating the enigmatic alien ruins on a number of planets, uncovering strange, massive false cities made of solid rock. But their time is running out.

Earth's ravaged environment is quickly making it unlivable, and colonizers want to begin terraforming these abandoned worlds for human habitation. Only interstellar archaeologist Richard Wald and starship pilot Priscilla Hutchins are convinced that uncovering the secrets of the monuments may hold the key to survival for the entire human race.

©1994 Cryptic, Inc. (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Aventure Fantastique Fiction Fiction de genre Psychologique Science-fiction Interstellaire Système solaire

Ce que les critiques en disent

"Splendid. Not since Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama has the discovery of artifacts of alien intelligence been treated so skillfully." ( Baltimore Sun)
"McDevitt is at his best award-winning style in this intelligent and wide-ranging novel." ( Kirkus Reviews)
"With plenty of startling plot twists, a heavy dose of intrigue, and an unusual amount of character development for science fiction, McDevitt holds us fast right through to a thrilling finish." ( Booklist)
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My brother recommended this book. Loved it. It’s futuristic while maintaining the humanistic element through the teams and flights to sites.

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Enjoyed this book a lot.
The narrator reads in a way that adds more life to the characters.

Can't get enough of Jack McDevitt books

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it's alright if you really like sci-fi combined with archeology. some parts of the story seem to trail on for extended periods needlessly but it's a decent story. The narrator makes an attempt and voices for characters but seems to be limited to New Jersey 40's mobster, fine English gentlemen or Russian for men, delicate flower can be added to that list for women. Russian seems to be the ethnic voice regardless of region. The mobster voice for men makes any of the romantic relationships hard to picture because it all seems like a 60 year old man courting a girl half his age.

Not bad if you love sci-fi

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