| Earth's scientists had long searched the heavens for a sign that
humanity was not alone. For decades the hunt had been fruitless - until
a young graduate student recognized a surprising pattern to seemingly
random signals from the direction of the constellation Cepheus.
What was more, the signals carried a message - the first communication
from an alien race, providing a wealth of knowledge far more advanced
than human science.
Work forged ahead to develop the technology necessary to establish
direct contact with the aliens. But disaster struck that first attempt,
leaving a spacecraft marooned in deep space. It seemed as if only the
aliens could save the doomed astronauts - if communication could be
established... and if the Cepheans were actually the benevolent beings
they claimed to be!
ISBN 0-345-36269-1
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