Lifeboat: Earth's Last Gambit Series, Book 2
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Rating | : | 4.14 (945 Votes) |
Asin | : | B072K3Q9N1 |
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Number of Pages | : | 589 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-10-05 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Getting better all the time Steven E. Burchett Mr. Savage's works have been to such a high standard that I am astounded: his works just seem to get better and better the more I read. This book is no exception. Well-written, well-rounded-- Mr. Savage is the best author that I have read in a long time; the jury is still out o. OK second installment in the series; more to come Roger J. Buffington This second installment in the "Earth's Last Gambit" series is pretty good. The thing I despise about it is the unrealistic Earth crew. A more awful selection of Astronauts/Cosmonauts/Taikonauts would be hard to imagine. The space agency was stupid as well in the orders and wea. "Best in the series?" according to OLB. Lifeboat continues with the journey to Europa and all the problems that would occur with such a mission.I could imagine, from reading this, what it might be like, being confined in such a small space, for such a long time, with a crew that didn't trust each other. The technical
As the voyage of discovery unravels into a desperate battle for survival, Jack races the clock to decode the secrets behind the alien intrusion. Despite the obvious need to stay professional and united, as they approach the mysterious alien spaceship orbiting Europa, pilot Jack Kildare is acutely aware that not all the members of the crew may wish the best for the mission. Now he has to face the fact that the broken crew is the least of his worries. With the risky maneuver that saved the ship putting him dead center of the commander's crosshairs, and the crew attempting to hold together the tattered remnants of their unity to investigate the alien spaceship, Jack finds himself selected for the most dangerous mission of all: descending to Europa's surface to find out what lurks under the ice. Will he find the truth in time to save the crew?. There may be a saboteur on board, and he knows of at least one spy: the astrophysicist Skyler Taft. An attack from long-range alien weaponry cripples the Spirit of Destiny, forcing Jack to disobey orders to save the ship. After two years aboard the Spirit of Destiny, tensions among the elite international crew are at breaking point