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A review by emheld
Emprise by Michael P. Kube-McDowell
4.0
This reads like a classic sci-fi novel, easy enough to shelve with Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, etc. It's full of big ideas, actual science, compelling story that doesn't rely on explosions to propel the plot.
Highly recommended. Hopefully this, and the others in the trilogy, will get individual or an omnibus release.
Curious sidenote: this came out the same year as (and was somewhat overshadowed by) Sagan's Contact, and the two share the "message from space" plot device. How they handle that same event is very different. If you read Sagan and think Emprise is a rip-off,think again. It's the equal, maybe superior, story.
Highly recommended. Hopefully this, and the others in the trilogy, will get individual or an omnibus release.
Curious sidenote: this came out the same year as (and was somewhat overshadowed by) Sagan's Contact, and the two share the "message from space" plot device. How they handle that same event is very different. If you read Sagan and think Emprise is a rip-off,think again. It's the equal, maybe superior, story.