The Coming

Joe Haldeman

earliest edition we have, 2000 Ace Books, 2000 216 pages

Ace science fiction

The Arrival Is Imminent Joe Haldeman's novel The Comingis a tightly constructed near future thriller which begins by recapitulating a classic science fictional motif: the moment of first contact with an alien intelligence. The story begins on October 1, 2054. Aurora (Rory) Bell, a professor of astrophysics at the University of Florida, has just made the discovery of the century. A sophisticated sensing device calle...

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The Coming audiobook · 2009 · Recorded Books · 9781440705557
The Coming audiobook · 2008 · Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing · 1 pages · 9781664497030
Le Message paperback · 2002 · Pocket · 314 pages · 9782266116718
The Coming paperback · 2001 · Ace · 288 pages · 9780441008766
The Coming edition · 2000 · Ace Books · 216 pages

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