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InterstellarNet: Origins
(2010)(The first book in the InterstellarNet series)
A novel by Edward M Lerner
When the First Call from the Stars Comes,
Do We Even Dare to Answer?
Life changes for everyone in general—and for physicist Dean Matthews in particular—when astronomers detect a radio signal from a nearby star. First Contact forces humanity to face hard questions, and do it fast. Every answer spawns new questions. Every solution sets in motion a new and more daunting crisis to challenge Dean, his family—and an expanding number of interstellar civilizations—for generations to come.
Praise for InterstellarNet: Origins
“...in InterstellarNet: Origins...Lerner proves he knows enough real-world, present-day computer science and economics to combine them into a wonderfully thought-provoking story.... “Lerner’s world-building and extrapolating are top notch.”
—SFScope
“Lerner mixes physics, computer science, and economics into a series of very intellectually satisfying puzzles. Some of the puzzles involve understanding the alien, and some depend on understanding ourselves ... A very satisfying read, especially for the intellectually inclined.”
—Mike Brotherton, author of Spider Star
“One of the most original, believable, thoroughly thought-out, and utterly fascinating visions ever of what interstellar contact
might really be like.”
—Dr. Stanley Schmidt, Editor, Analog Magazine
Edward Lerner takes us from a first SETI detection to full scale interstellar net economics, with thrills along the way. No one had thought through what a working interstellar net would be like. Lerner has the professional heft to make sense of it, tell a story, and make us care. Good stuff, told in clear, quick prose. A groundbreaking job!
—Gregory Benford, author of TIMESCAPE
Genre: Science Fiction
Do We Even Dare to Answer?
Life changes for everyone in general—and for physicist Dean Matthews in particular—when astronomers detect a radio signal from a nearby star. First Contact forces humanity to face hard questions, and do it fast. Every answer spawns new questions. Every solution sets in motion a new and more daunting crisis to challenge Dean, his family—and an expanding number of interstellar civilizations—for generations to come.
Praise for InterstellarNet: Origins
“...in InterstellarNet: Origins...Lerner proves he knows enough real-world, present-day computer science and economics to combine them into a wonderfully thought-provoking story.... “Lerner’s world-building and extrapolating are top notch.”
—SFScope
“Lerner mixes physics, computer science, and economics into a series of very intellectually satisfying puzzles. Some of the puzzles involve understanding the alien, and some depend on understanding ourselves ... A very satisfying read, especially for the intellectually inclined.”
—Mike Brotherton, author of Spider Star
“One of the most original, believable, thoroughly thought-out, and utterly fascinating visions ever of what interstellar contact
might really be like.”
—Dr. Stanley Schmidt, Editor, Analog Magazine
Edward Lerner takes us from a first SETI detection to full scale interstellar net economics, with thrills along the way. No one had thought through what a working interstellar net would be like. Lerner has the professional heft to make sense of it, tell a story, and make us care. Good stuff, told in clear, quick prose. A groundbreaking job!
—Gregory Benford, author of TIMESCAPE
Genre: Science Fiction
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