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1 online resource (1 audio file (5hr., 46 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Science and Fiction ; |
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Nick, Kanas.
Science and Fiction. Spoken word ;
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Science and fiction.
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Steven Crossley, Kate Mulligan. |
| Summary |
The year is 2130. The first-ever expedition is sent to Mercury to search for the cause of an unknown source of electromagnetic radiation that can destroy space ships passing by the planet. Thought to be inhospitable and lifeless, the surface of Mercury provides startling surprises for the crew that endanger their lives and challenge their established notions of what it means to be a sentient being. And some of the crew members have their own separate agendas. The scientific appendix introduces listeners to the wondrous world of Mercury and how it has been portrayed in literary fiction up to the present time. The author then uses scientific literature to present a concept of life that is not based on carbon chemistry or the need for water. There is also a discussion of consciousness based on electromagnetic wave theory. "Certainly something on Europa, Titan, and Venus awaits people. Maybe it's alien life. Maybe the life prefers to exist without humans coming to explore. Maybe they will be exactly as what Nick Kanas writes in his scientific novel The Caloris Network. With your imagination, take this novel's plot as believable and see where it takes you. And maybe by reading this on your vacation, you may think that you've waited long enough and it's time to go find out." |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Mercury (Planet) -- Fiction.
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Science fiction, American.
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| Added Author |
Crossley, Steven.
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Mulligan, Kate.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781799916444 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1799916448 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14734053 |
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