(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 novel "The Harvest" by Olga Werby ( amazon). The Plot: Dr. Varsaad Volhard, a scientist with expertise in evolution, is part of a crew who travels to the Saturn moon Mimas, where astronomer had discovered an alien artifact (this is a spoiler free blog).
"The harvest" is a very ambitious work. It`s hard science fiction in the tradition of Heinlein & Asimov, based on logic and scientific thinking. The author got her B.A. from Columbia University in Mathematics and Astrophysics, worked at NASA on the Pioneer Venus Project as a programmer and received her masters from U.C. Berkeley in Education of Math, Science, and Technology.
The book shows Werby`s scientific background & expertise and integrates a a lot sciences, including evolution, molecular biology, genetics, quantum physics,astrophysics, into a convincing and entertaining plot.
I learned a lot and reading "Harvest" influenced my thinking about how a possible encounter with aliens could happen and what intentions they might have. If you are interested in this topic I recommend Liu Cixin`s amazing trilogy "The Remembrance Of Earth`s Past" (my review ). "The Tabernacle Of Legion" by Kevin Schillo is also an interesting take on this subject ( review).
I might read more by Olga Werby someday.
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