The Prometheus Project

by Steve White

Book Overview

Only a gigantic hoax kept the earth from being taken over by aliens - but the secret was about to be leaked by a traitor on the Prometheus Project. This is a fast-paced science fiction adventure from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141652097X
• ISBN13: 9781416520979
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Baen Books
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Book

This book is impressive - it's easy to read, holds a lot of intrigue, and saves a lot of surprises for later in the book.. I especially enjoyed the "tone of the book" -- it is written somewhat first person -- with a lot of reflection and thought that really adds to the atmosphere and the story (and also gets the reader thinking). I couldn't put this book down!

Great read!

One of those books I could not put down. I did not see the wrap-up until three or four chapters from the end - pretty much as the author intended. Far too many books hold no secrets or are way too predictable - not this one! Another great read!

fabulous satirical science fiction thriller

The President explains to the President-elect the real burden past down from leaders since the Truman-Eisenhower transition when Mr. Inconnu arrived with the threat. With evidence including the ship he stole, Mr. Inconnu proved that the galaxy is owned by superpowers that use the technologically backward like Earth as colonial pawns. To survive Earth must show they are much higher up on the food chain than we are. Former Special Forces grunt Bob Devaney (not the Cornhusker) works for THE PROMETHEUS PROJECT; the greatest disinformation campaign ever conducted, whose mission is to keep aliens from realizing how backward we really are. Bob understands that failure means earth will become an exploited protectorate. However, two events have occurred that could wreck the deception. The President elect is an ideologue who may not be able to accept the real meaning of the theory of relativity and that someone intimately involved in the hoax is selling real world information to an outer space criminal mob. Bob is to find out who is the traitor worse than Judas is and insure that THE PROMETHEUS PROJECT continues to fake out the ETs. The prime suspect is the woman Bob loves. Steve White writes a fabulous satirical science fiction thriller that skewers we're number one American political- information-military-production complex. The story line is fast-paced with the audience learning from the onset how the greatest disinformation top secret project works and why through the change of administrations. Bob is a terrific protagonist as he struggles to uncover the identity of the traitor with all evidence pointing towards his beloved. Fans except those who believe God directs the president will appreciate this terrific lampooning of the values of the USA. Harriet Klausner