Reach

by Edward Gibson

Book Overview

Launched to observe unidentified flying objects approaching the solar system, "Wayfarer 1" is mysteriously shut down. To investigate its fate, "Wayfarer 2" is sent on a search mission way beyond the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385261500
• ISBN13: 9780385261500
• Release Date: May 1989
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Space exploration from a space explorer

Gibson does a very nice job of creating a new type of villian. I found his explanation of black holes to be the most clear, and the best for laymen. Nice interplay between characters. Author uses his 84 days on orbit on THE FIRST SPACE STATION-SKYLAB (not Mir!) to bring a sense of realism to the voyage.

A great new concept in high-tech terror!

Alien life is NOT friendly and peace-loveing, but neither is is evil. It is simply, terrifyingly, ALIEN. "Reach" swallows one in a universe both otherworldly and familiar - the more so because the logic of it is inexorable, the conclusion inescapable. Good treatment of scientific/technical issues, while scaring you to death. A fascinating, new conception of first contact