Effinger, George: THOSE GENTLE VOICES

Who knows what forces may be dictating Earth´s exploration of distant planets - or why?

That was why Earth men climbed Mt. Everest and why, in 2017, they set out for the distant star, Wolf 359. They learned in 1988 that intelligent inhabitants from a planet orbitting Wofl 359 had been signalling Earth. That fact was reason enough to dispatch a manned and womaned probe to explore and investigate.

But perphaps there was another reason for the journey. A reason too incredible for Earth people ever to imagine. A reasonn they might never understand even when they land on the planet they call Jennings´ World.

AUTHOR: George Alec Effinger

COVER: paperback

PAGES: 190

LANGUAGE: english