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  by Arthur D'Alembert
  ISBN13: 978-0-7388-0210-7 (Trade Paperback)
  ISBN: 0-7388-0210-7 (Trade Paperback)
  ISBN13: 978-0-7388-0209-1 (Hardback)
  ISBN: 0-7388-0209-3 (Hardback)
  Pages: 168
  Subject: FICTION / Science Fiction / General

Availability
Paperback prices reflect 15% discount off retail
Hardback prices reflect 10% discount off retail

Description

“If you enjoyed CONTACT, you may well enjoy this as much.” Leslie Blanchard – A Writer’s Choice Literary Journal

On February 23, 1987, the light of a Supernova star reached the Earth. Because it was the first supernova observed that year, it received the name of 1987-A.

In among the star data, a scream choked by the roar of the explosion, finally wakened by time and distance, arrived to us. Five years later a woman found the message and thought it had been emitted by some civilization destroyed by the explosion. The United States Government arranges for a highly-skilled, specialized team to analyze this message, but are soon surprised by what they discover..

Would mankind be prepared to understand the message? In order answer this question, scientists are forced to penetrate profound concepts about conscience and self-organization. At the end, one question will still remain: why?

“No, it’s not Contact, and it isn’t many other books I could name. It is a little book called ‘The Song of the Swan and it muses on a different reaction to that first communication from out there.” Lisa Dumond – SFSITE

Click here to read an excerpt from the book.