The Metalmark Contract
Author : David Batchelor
Publisher :
Release Date : 2011-03-03
ISBN 10 : 1612960111
Pages : 250 pages
Rating : 4.2/5 (129 downloads)
Download The Metalmark Contract PDF Full Free by David Batchelor and published by . This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The alien Metalmark offered mankind a starship and its advanced technology in a trade for the rights to planet Mercury and moon Triton. What could go wrong? But his appearance sent the nations of Earth into turmoil as many people suspected danger and a trick. Our dreams of futuristic breakthroughs made Metalmark a celebrity in the West, but inflamed the Islamic world. A scientist with the space agency and a CIA spy became two of Metalmark's defenders. Our chance to join superior beings and travel the stars depended on the clash of futurists with ancient traditions. Could he sell us the means to a quantum jump in progress? But . . . he wanted Mercury and Triton for habitats where his species could spawn . . . what did that mean?