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Lords of the Ice Moons A Scientific Novel
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Title
Lords of the Ice Moons [electronic resource] : A Scientific Novel / by Michael Carroll.
ISBN
9783319981550
Publication
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Physical Description
1 online resource (XVIII, 213 p.) 16 illus., 6 illus. in color.
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Summary
In the aftermath of an asteroid impact, Earth’s power grid is damaged nearly beyond recovery. The survival of our world may well depend on energy sources collected from an abandoned undersea settlement beneath the icy surface of Enceladus. Earth-raised Colonel Carter Rhodes, in charge of Earth’s recovery efforts, calls upon Gwen Baré, a Venusian engineer, to regain control of the deserted moon outpost and collect fuel for Earth’s collapsing power grids. However, what Gwen discovers churning in the subsurface waters of Enceladus brings their straightforward plans to a crashing halt. Soon, Gwen finds herself in the middle of an interplanetary standoff. Win, and give the last humans on Earth a chance to survive. Lose, and risk the permanent dismantling of human society across the Solar System. Forced to take sides in this war for power, resources, and species survival, Gwen must make choices that not only affect her own life, but also force her to question what "life" itself might really mean. Will the promise of Enceladus energy be enough to salvage what is left of Earth‘s society? Are these humans worthy of salvation?.
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Springer ENIN.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 31, 2018
Series
Science and Fiction,
Contents
Prologue: A Little Ancient History
Gwen Baré–August 2229, the present
Interval: Grandma Baré’s Diary
Carter Rhodes–September 2229
Gwen
Rhodes
A Fairy Tale
Gwen
Chevalier
Gwen–October 2229
Antonio Vincenzi
Circles Within Circles
Tommy
Staying in Touch
Interval: Abandoning Enceladus
Sisters
Offering
Interval: Thanks for the Memories
Top of the Loop
Planetary Yachting
The Water and the Wattage
Drop
You Can’t Go Home Again
Down the Rabbit Hole
Gwen
The Downside of Topside
Cold Awakening
Hosts of Atlantis West
In Trouble and Under Water
Civilized Conversation
Meetings
A New Light
Interference
Final Approaches
A Walk on the Sunny Side
The Dark Side
Goings and Comings
An FTL on the Wall
Long Distance
Taina
Homeward
The Science Behind the Story.
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