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Chindi

Chindi

Chindi
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Chindi Paperback - 2003

by Jack McDevitt

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The universe has been explored--and humanity has all but given up on finding other intelligent life. Then an alien satellite orbiting a distant star sends out an unreadable signal. Is it the final programmed gasp of an ancient, long-dead race? Or the first greeting of an undiscovered life form?

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Ace, October 2003. Paperback. Used - Very Good.
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  • Title Chindi
  • Author Jack McDevitt
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Condition Used - Very good
  • Pages 511
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ace, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Publication date October 2003
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 375828
  • ISBN 9780441011025 / 0441011020
  • Weight 0.52 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.74 x 4.16 x 1.09 in (17.12 x 10.57 x 2.77 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Category Fiction - Science Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, Life on other planets
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
  • Quantity available 1

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Summary

The universe has been explored--and humanity has all but given up on finding other intelligent life. Then an alien satellite orbiting a distant star sends out an unreadable signal. Is it the final programmed gasp of an ancient, long-dead race? Or the first greeting of an undiscovered life form?

Reader reviews for Chindi

From the publisher

On a routine survey mission studying a neutron star, an Academy starship receives a transmission in an unknown language. Before leaving the area, the starship launches a series of satellites to find the signal--and perhaps discover its origins.

Five years later, a satellite finally encounters the signal--which is believed to be of extraterrestrial origin by the Contact Society, a wealthy group of enthusiasts who fund research into the existence of alien life. Providing a starship to the Academy to be piloted by Captain Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins, the Contact Society embarks on a mission to find the source of the transmission.

Across a myriad of stars, from world to world, Hutch and her crew follow the signal, but find only puzzles and lethal surprises.

Then, in a planetary system far beyond the bounds of previous exploration, they discover an object. It is immense, ominous, and mysterious. And it may hold the answer not only to the questions of the Contact Society, but to those of every person who has ever looked to the sky and wondered if we were alone...

Media reviews

His most fascinating novel yet...guaranteed to exhilarate the reader. (Washington Post Book World)

About the author

Jack McDevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, customs officer and motivational trainer. He is a multiple Nebula Award finalist who lives in Georgia with his wife Maureen.
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