Inherit the Stars (James P. Hogan)

• Book Title: "Inherit the Stars"

• Author: James Patrick Hogan

• Nekodeco Price: 200 yen

• Shelf Owner ID: 2350

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An unidentified corpse in a spacesuit was discovered on the moon. The problem is that the time of death was over 50,000 years ago. This was an era when humanity was still crawling on Earth, on the verge of extinction.

As a result of analyzing the belongings and other evidence, facts approaching the origins of humanity are revealed one after another. And, new mysteries emerge.

The first installment of a classic sci-fi series that leads into a sequence of stories such as "The Gentle Giants of Ganymede."

A grand sci-fi human history backed by an engineering background

The introduction, where a mysterious object that transcends human technology is discovered on the moon, is in the same style as "2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)". The subsequent development is more human and proceeds with more suspense than "2001...".

Since both authors have engineering backgrounds, the way they incorporate sci-fi-style future technology is convincing, and you can immerse yourself in the world of the story without any sense of discomfort. The "trimagniscope" that is put to great use in "Inherit..." is actually being researched at MIT, you know.

Among the creatures living on Earth, why are humans so unique and fragile, yet cruel? The "Inherit..." series unravels the reason for this in a sci-fi novel style. Of course, it is not a fact, but the joy of reading is being able to think that such a past might have existed.

Aside

The title "Inherit the Stars" is enticing on its own. Personally, I really love these kinds of titles for sci-fi novels.

What is especially thrilling is "The Door into Summer" author Robert A. Heinlein's "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress." I read it in the Kindle version, so I can't sell it at the Nekodeco Library. However, this is also a sci-fi masterpiece, so I will introduce it sometime.

Purchase History

2025/6/19