内容简介
WhentheVikinglanderontheplanetMinervawasdestroyed,sendingbackonelastphotoofastrangealienbeing,scientistsonEarthwereflabbergasted.AndsoajointinvestigationwaslaunchedbytheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnion,thefirstlong-distancemannedspacemission,andasymbolofthenewpeacebetweenthetwogreatrivals.Humankind'sfirstcloseencounterwithextraterrestrialswouldbehistoryinthemaking,andthetwoteamswereschooledindiplomacyaswellasinscience.Butnothingpreparedthemforalienwar--especiallywhentheAmericansandtheSovietsfoundthemselvesonoppositesides...
作者简介
HarryTurtledoveistheaward-winningauthorofthealternate-historyworksTheManwiththeIronHeart;TheGunsoftheSouth;HowFewRemain(winneroftheSidewiseAwardforBestNovel);theWorldwarsaga:IntheBalance,TiltingtheBalance,UpsettingtheBalance,andStrikingtheBalance;theColonizationbooks:SecondContact,DowntoEarth,andAftershocks;theGreatWarepics:AmericanFront,WalkinHell,andBreakthroughs;theAmericanEmpirenovels:Blood&Iron,TheCenterCannotHold,andVictoriousOpposition;andtheSettlingAccountsseries:ReturnEngagement,DrivetotheEast,TheGrapple,andInattheDeath.TurtledoveismarriedtofellownovelistLauraFrankos.Theyhavethreedaughters:Alison,Rachel,andRebecca.