Primordial Threat
by M.A. Rothman
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Pub Date Aug 31 2018 | Archive Date May 02 2019
Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles | Michael A. Rothman
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Description
The year is 2066 and the world is oblivious to the threat it faces.
The fate of humanity lies on the shoulders of Burt Radcliffe, the new head of NASA’s Near Earth Object program.
He’s
been rushing the completion of DefenseNet, a ring of satellites that
are both part of an early-warning system as well as the means to
eliminate incoming threats. Yet Burt knows that despite the world’s best
efforts, nothing can be done about the alert he’s just received.
Coming out of deep space is a danger that’s been approaching since the dawn of time.
A black hole.
An unstoppable threat that promises death for all in its wake.
Dave Holmes was a modern-day Einstein.
As
the original architect of DefenseNet, he’d had visions of this
Primordial Threat before he disappeared, yet he’d left behind no details
on how the problem might be solved. Can Holmes be found, and if so,
will his solution even work?
The world has less than a year to find out.
Advance Praise
“With Primordial Threat, Michael Rothman puts the OMG back in Science
Fiction! Fascinating characters, an Asimov-sized plot, and lots of
intrigue. Chilling Science Fiction from a new Arthur C. Clarke.
Movie-ready SF from a new master!”
– William C. Dietz, New York Times bestselling author
“Who
says hard science fiction is dead? The field is safe and sound in the
hands of Michael Rothman. Real science from a real scientist — and a
thrilling page-turner, to boot. What more could one ask?”
– Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of Quantum Night
“Written by one who really knows the science, PRIMORDIAL THREAT zips along–a hard sf treat.”
– Gregory Benford, New York Times bestselling author of TIMESCAPE.
“Michael
A. Rothman’s PRIMORDIAL THREAT is a beautifully-conceived hard science
adventure, with totally believable characters and events, and a truly
satisfying conclusion.”
– Mike Resnick, 4-time Hugo Award Winning author
“Michael
Rothman’s PRIMORDIAL THREAT is a big disaster novel — maybe the
biggest, with the end of the solar system in play. There goes the
neighborhood! Filled with innovative science and big-scale action, it
shows humanity in crisis, and humanity at its best.”
– Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of BLOOD OF THE COSMOS
“It
has been a long time since I’ve seen a novel with big mind-blowing hard
SF ideas like this. It reminds me very much of Asimov, and that is
very welcome indeed.”
– David Farland, New York Times Bestselling, Award-winning Author
“Michael
A. Rothman’s PRIMORDIAL THREAT leverages real technical expertise to
find the human drama in a plausible near-future extinction scenario.
This is gripping reading, one part Larry Niven and one part Michael
Crichton!”
– D.J. Butler, author of WITCHY EYE and THE KIDNAP PLOT
“The
Primordial Threat is the Next Level in Extinction Event thrillers.
Rothman deftly navigates actual science with a taut edge-of-your-seat
tension that will scare you to death. I wouldn’t be surprised if he
wasn’t already gaming Worst Case Scenarios for the White House.”
– Nick Cole, author of The Old Man and the Wasteland (Amazon #1 in
SciFi) and Soda Pop Soldier (Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review)
“M.A.
Rothman has combined the high-frontier space realism of Kim Stanley
Robinson, with the big ideas and cosmic scope of Larry Niven, and paced
it all like a Michael Crichton adventure. A terrific roller coaster
ride, which hits the reader on several levels. Highly recommended.”
– Brad R. Torgersen, Multi-award winning Hard S.F. author
Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9781983323003 |
PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
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