Odyssey (Academy - Book 5) Av Jack Mcdevitt

<p><b>''Why read Jack McDevitt? The question should be: Who among us is such a slow pony that s/he isn''t reading McDevitt?'' Harlan Ellison</b><br><br>To boost waning interest in interstellar travel, a mission is sent into deep space to learn the truth about ''moonriders'', the strange lights supposedly being seen in nearby systems. <br><br>But the team soon discovers that their odyssey is no mere public-relations ploy, for the moonriders are no harmless phenomenon. They are very, very dangerous ... in a way that no one could possibly have imagined.<br><br><b>''McDevitt''s energetic, character-driven prose serves double duty by exploring Earth''s future political climate and forecasting the potential dangers awaiting humanity among the stars'' <i>Booklist</i></b></p>