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Survey pilot John Bandicut is ready for the worst when he sets out across the surface of Triton, his head spinning with silence fugue. But no way is he ready for the alien presence that is about to invade his mind, or for the winds of chaos set to blow through his life.
It is humanity's first contact with an alien presence--and Bandicut can tell no one about the disembodied quarx that has taken up residence in his mind. The quarx, part of an eons-old interstellar civilization that uses advanced chaos theory to predict catastrophic events, seeks to prevent a cometary collision that threatens the Earth. But it must have help--and Bandicut must trust the alien, knowing that humanity's very existence may be at stake. He must break all the rules, and sacrifice everything he holds dear, to prevent a cataclysm that would destroy an unsuspecting humanity.
Leaving friends and lover behind, hurtling across the solar system in a stolen spaceship, Bandicut can only hope that his desperate actions will save the Earth--even if he doesn't live to see it again.
Genre: Science Fiction
Praise for this book
"Jeff Carver is a hard sf writer who gets it right - his science and his people are equally convincing. Neptune Crossing combines his strengths, from a chilling look at alien machine intelligence to cutting-edge chaos theory, to the pangs of finite humans in the face of the infinite." - Gregory Benford
"Neptune Crossing is a vivid story of both outer space and inner struggle. As in Hal Clements's Needle this book reveals an alien encounter brushing hard against a soul, and takes us from there to the far reaches of the cosmos, all with the sure touch of a writer who knows his science. Jeff Carver has done it again!" - David Brin
"Those who read this one will surely return for a second helping. Carver has a fascinating vehicle here, he's going someplace interesting, and there are still seats available. Grab one." - Thomas A Easton
"A roaring, cross-the-solar-system adventure of the first water. This is a winner, the kind of stuff that made us all love science fiction." - Jack McDevitt
"Neptune Crossing gives the reader solid science, a complex and believable protagonist - an ordinary man rising to extraordinary circumstances - and an alien presence that is at once convincingly strange and deeply real. I'm really glad to have read this one." - Melissa Scott
"This high-octane space adventure: mystery, humor, theoretical physics, and one of the more interesting SF aliens you've likely encountered in a long while. Heaps of big fun!" - Allen Steele
"A 2001 for the 90s." - John E Stith
"Neptune Crossing is a vivid story of both outer space and inner struggle. As in Hal Clements's Needle this book reveals an alien encounter brushing hard against a soul, and takes us from there to the far reaches of the cosmos, all with the sure touch of a writer who knows his science. Jeff Carver has done it again!" - David Brin
"Those who read this one will surely return for a second helping. Carver has a fascinating vehicle here, he's going someplace interesting, and there are still seats available. Grab one." - Thomas A Easton
"A roaring, cross-the-solar-system adventure of the first water. This is a winner, the kind of stuff that made us all love science fiction." - Jack McDevitt
"Neptune Crossing gives the reader solid science, a complex and believable protagonist - an ordinary man rising to extraordinary circumstances - and an alien presence that is at once convincingly strange and deeply real. I'm really glad to have read this one." - Melissa Scott
"This high-octane space adventure: mystery, humor, theoretical physics, and one of the more interesting SF aliens you've likely encountered in a long while. Heaps of big fun!" - Allen Steele
"A 2001 for the 90s." - John E Stith
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