The Rosetta Codex
By: Richard Paul Russo
Edition: Ace mass-market ed.
Publisher: Ace Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 375
ISBN-13: 9780441013890
Subjects: Space colonies; Life on other planets; Slaves; Fiction
Description: "Cale Alexandros was five years old when his family's starship was attacked en route to Morningstar, the lone outpost of civilization on a savage planet. Cale crash-landed in the wilds, and was picked from the wreckage by brutish nomads. For years, he was forced to endure life as a slave, until a kind trader finally freed him. But Cale never forgot what he had seen in the desert wastes -- or the temple that held a book with pages made of a strange metal, and writings he could not identify. When he finally reaches Morningstar, Cale realizes the importance of his discovery. For the book is a key to understanding an alien language. But it also holds a secret that some people want to learn--and a revelation that some will do anything to control"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Previously issued in Trade ed. New York : Ace Books, 2005.