num_pages: 307
description: The classic first-contact science fiction novel that launched the career of Jack McDevitt, the national bestselling author of Coming Home.From a remote corner of the galaxy a message is being sent. The continuous beats of a pulsar have become odd, irregular…artificial. It can only be a code.Frantically, a research team struggles to decipher the alien communication. And what the scientists discover is destined to shake the foundations of empires around this world—from Wall Street to the Vatican
language: English
title: The Hercules Text
titlecomplete: The Hercules Text
genres: Science Fiction, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Space, Aliens, Fiction, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 1137
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Locus Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Philip K. Dick Award
category: Special Citation
publisher: Ace