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Christian Fiction · 1994 · PG

The engines of God

by Jack McDevitt

Interstellar archaeologists race to study alien monuments before terraformers destroy them — and find a terrible warning.

For10+GenreChristian FictionLength419 pagesRead time~11 hours

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Violence

Some

Deaths; action sequences on alien worlds

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Themes of lost civilizations, the ethics of terraforming, and what a vanished species was trying to say

What this book is about

The first Priscilla Hutchins novel (1994) follows pilot Priscilla Hutchins and her archaeological team as they race to study alien monuments on a planet scheduled for terraforming — and discover that they may contain a warning about a recurring catastrophe. For all ages.

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