Solar Express, by L. E. Modesitt
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You can't militarize space. This one rule has led to decades of peaceful development of space programs worldwide. However, increasing resource scarcity and a changing climate on Earth's surface is causing some interested parties to militarize, namely India, the North American Union, and the Sinese Federation.
The discovery of a strange artifact by Dr. Alayna Wong precipitates a crisis. What appears to be a hitherto undiscovered comet is soon revealed to be an alien structure on a cometary trajectory toward the sun. Now there is a race between countries to see who can study and control the artifact dubbed the "Solar Express" before it perhaps destroys itself.
Leading the way for the North American Union is Alayna's friend, Captain Christopher Tavoian, one of the first shuttle pilots to be trained for combat in space. But, as the alien craft gets closer to its destination, it begins to alter the surface of the sun in strange new ways, ways that could lead Alayna to revolutionary discoveries-provided Chris can prevent war from breaking out as he navigates among the escalating tensions between nations.
Solar Express is a thrilling, new, hard science fiction novel from New York Times bestselling author L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Solar Express, by L. E. Modesitt- Amazon Sales Rank: #80009 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-03
- Released on: 2015-11-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.66" h x 1.60" w x 6.37" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 448 pages
Review "Narrator Robert Fass takes a steady, deliberate approach in delivering the events that ensue when an apparently indestructible alien artifact dives like a comet towards the sun." ---AudioFile
About the Author L. E. MODESITT, JR., is the bestselling author of more than sixty novels encompassing two science fiction series and three fantasy series, including the Saga of Recluce (The Magic of Recluce, The Towers of Sunset, and The Magic Engineer) and the Imager Portfolio (Imager, Imager's Challenge, and Imager's Intrigue). He lives in Cedar City, Utah.
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24 of 28 people found the following review helpful. Ponderous and pointless By Tghu Verd Two characters, separated by distance and the weirdest communications limitations ever for a future-set sci fi novel are not enough to support the inherent mystery that is supposed to drive the plot. And especially as Modesitt has done this better before.So, we have the "discuss morals by letter" dynamic from The Imager Portfolio coupled with the inscrutable alien tech from The Eternity Artefact. But where those novels have a cast of characters, here we only have two...and they are pretty bland, for all that we get into their heads. Both are essentially friendless, solitary hermit types who do not do much except think and send poetic quotes to each other. Fair enough, Modesitt limits their physical environments, but if that was supposed to concentrate the essence of the point he was trying to make, well it failed for me.Not much actually happens in the main - even as really interesting things are happening offscreen but we only get snippets of them - and for some inane and not really explained reason, off-earth communication does not contain images or video. It's text only, like we're back in the 70's. Indeed, I wondered whether this was a reissue of an earlier work but other aspects were up to date, so I guess not.Now I expect a degree of ponderous discourse in a Modesitt book. But this seems lazy and ultimately pointless. The whole thing is emotionless, even as the world teeters on the brink of oblivion and people die. So, too expensive and too tedious, I cannot recommend it.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful. High Hard Physics -- read the sample first -- By Peter Ryan I am a fanboi. I read his blog posts. So, take this with a grain of salt.Mr. Modesitt writes in what I consider three major styles: * Hard Fantasy -- Recluce Series, Spellsong -- magic with rules and energy costs * Hard Science -- Solar Express -- lots of physics and science * Soft Science -- Parafaith series -- in space, but the characters do 'strange' stuffThis is very much in the Hard Science realm. If you are primarily a Fantasy reader, you will probably not like this story.We are following three different characters in this novel: * Dr. Wong -- an astronomer on the far-side of the moon. * Captain Tavoian -- a FusEx (space) pilot * The culture -- personified by various news feedsHow you feel about this novel will correlate very closely about how you feel about the news feeds. Dr. Wong and Capt. Tavoian are very career focused and are written that way. I believe these two thematic choices drive the acceptance or rejection of the novel. Again -- read the free sample.I liked the story, all three of the characters and the discussion between Dr. Wong and Capt. Tavoian. This is probably because I am dating again as an adult and their attempt to build a relationship in email resonates with me.Mr. Modesitt explains all this: http://www.lemodesittjr.com/2015/11/17/another-reason-for-pseudonyms/ So again, you'll only have yourself to blame.If I have not discouraged you at this point. I would suggest spending the money to buy the book and enjoy it sooner rather than later. I am happy with my purchase and I'm going to suggest it to all my hard SF friends.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Rendevous with alien object By Henry L. Lazarus L. E. Modesitt, Jr borrows from the classic Rendevous with Rama for a tale set a century from now that is unlike anything he has written before. Alayna Wong is on a post-doc as the only person at COFAR, the large telescope on the ar side of the moon. She spends her time doing research, repairing the giant array, and writing to her parents and the pilot who piloted her to the moon, Christopher Tavoian. Then an object on a cometary orbit, turns out to be manufactured. At a time when the Sianese are flexing their muscle in space and threatening India, Noram stands apart. Chris is selected to investigate the object using robots on a solo expedition. The Sianese launch a month later with a larger crew and actually land on the object, labeled Solar Express (hard from Tor) because it is actually moving faster than predicted. This is a quiet tale of normal scientists working with a strange object. Despite little action, I found the tale fascinating. I hope it gets nominated for some awards. Review printed by Philadelphia Weekly Press
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