The Epsilon Eridani Alternative
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (848 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1935460137 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 124 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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BETH GROUNDWATER’S debut mystery novel, A Real Basket Case, was published in 2007 and was nominated for a 2007 Best First Novel Agatha Award. Ms. She recently signed a two book contract for her new Mandy Tanner river ranger mystery series, which will debut with Wicked Whitewater in early 2011. Eight of Beth’s stort stories have been published, including one in Wild Blue Yonder (Frontier A
To Hell in a Handbasket, the second in the Claire Hanover gift basket designer mystery series, was released in 2009. An avid reader since she was a child, Beth savors her monthly meetings with her Book Club—and not just for the gossip and wine. . About the Author BETH GROUNDWATER’S debut mystery novel, A Real Basket Case, was published in 2007 and was nominated for a 2007 Best First Novel Agatha Award. Eight of Beth’s stort stories have been published, including one in Wild Blue Yonder (Frontier Airlines’ in-flight magazine), one that was translated into Farsi, and one that was also performed in live theatre. Groundwater lives with her husband, two grown children and a
Jacqueline Tritt said A thought provoking novel. Like modern Rip Van Winkles, the characters in this scifi novel wake from their space journey to find themselves considerably aged. Now too old to reproduce, and having lost the stem cells they were transporting, they face a terrible dilemma. This is a futuristic, but credible story, and the concepts are almost within reach of present day scientists. A lot to think about, here.. "A rivetting sci-fi novel" according to Minijax. In Beth Groundwater's intelligent Sci-fi novel, a group of astronauts have landed on another planet, and face a terrible realisation. They have all aged by thirty years. This group of young people are transformed and soon have to wrestle with all the ageing processes, including the possibility of dementia. Once they realise how they can rejuvenate themselves they are presented with a dilemma, whic
They've emerged from their stasis pods 33 years older than when they started. "Entertaining and thought-provoking. Groundwater uses engaging characters to adeptly contrast the intellectual, biological, and emotional urges we have to protect our species." -Laura E. Reeve, author the Major Ariane Kedros Novels. They could harvest stem cells from alien infants to counteract the effects of human aging but the process will kill the infants. As factions develop among the astronauts, the scientists race ahead with experiments to restore their youthful vigor-and must face the unexpected consequences of their choices. A "Kill-or-Be-Killed" Scenario! If you had to kill an infant of an alien species to save your own life could you do it? What if the future of the entire human race depends on your decision? When space colonists from Earth crash-land on a planet orbiting the star Epsilon Eridani, they must wrestle with an ethical dilemma