(Drivebycuriosity) - Are there other intelligent beings in our universe? Many science fiction writers speculate about possible encounters with aliens and their artifacts. I just finished "The Tabernacle of Legion" by Kevin Schillo ( amazon ). Astronaut Mark de Rijk and his crew are on a fascinating mission to an asteroid which has very strange characteristics (this is a spoiler free blog).
I enjoyed about 90% of the book. The author followed the classics of the scifi golden age like Heinlein & Asimov with a positive "can do" approach - contrary to the ruling dystopian cult in contemporary scifi - and mixed science & engineering with action into a thrilling story. Schillo spiced the plot also with some economic policy - especially the conflict between big corporations and regulations by big governments - and there are even some influences of Ayn Rand`s Atlas Shrugged and references to Elon Musk.
"Tabernacle" could have been a great novel. Unfortunately shortly before the end the author deviates from his course and the plot turns into something meta-physical and pseudo-religious. But anyway, the first 90% percent justify the time reading this novel and in the moment of writing the Kindle version costs just 99 cents.
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