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STANDALONE NOVELS by Jeffrey A. Carver
THE INFINITY LINK
Transcendent encounter...
Transcendent encounter...
She succeeds--but the truth that awaits her at the end of the tachyon beam is one that will shatter not only her own ambitions of love, but the plans of a secret government program to establish contact with visitors from the stars. Trapped by her love for Kadin, and caught in a telepathic link with the ancient Talenki voyagers, Mozy's personal odyssey becomes irrevocably entwined with the fate of all of Humanity.
Combining visionary scientific speculation with passionate human characters, THE INFINITY LINK is an epic work of transcendent science fiction and an exploration into the very nature of humanity.
Cover art by David B. Mattingly.
Quotes and reviews:
"A rich novel of immense scope, with the most detailed and brilliant descriptive passages of empathic and telepathic communication. Highly recommended." --SF AND FANTASY REVIEWS
"A long, ambitious work, painted on a canvas as big as the solar system. The concept itself is even larger--the eventual linkup of various intelligent life forms of our galaxy, including humans, whales and several alien races. Carver carefully sets up his story and develops it in a meticulous fashion...it works very well." --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"A complex, rich, and satisfying novel." --FANTASY REVIEW
"A compelling vision of our world on the day after tomorrow." --Joan D. Vinge, author of THE SUMMER QUEEN
"A satisfying and rewarding visionary experience." --ANALOG
Pali: a public relations director of the Company, a woman who broods far too much upon her unfulfilled ambitions...
Ramo: a cocky, flamboyant senso-dancer and sculptor, who prefers a musical jamdam to serious conversation...
Sage: a socially inept systems designer, to whom the rapture-field interface is more real than life...
And three of the alien Ell: Harybdartt, who would rather die with dignity than betray his people; Lingrhetta, who tries to unravel the meaning of human dance and music, pain and love; and Moramaharta, the binder, who must persuade his fellow decision-makers to risk everything for the sake of a fragile bridge of understanding across the stars.
Cover art by David B. Mattingly.
Quotes and reviews:
"An absorbing, suspenseful novel of first contact and interstellar war. It's a complex book, requiring concentration from the reader, and is well worth the effort. The book's ending is excellent: upbeat without being Pollyannaish. THE RAPTURE EFFECT is a strong novel, and I recommend it." --Janice Eisen, ABORIGINAL SF
"Meaty and satisfying. I enjoyed this one greatly."
--Thomas Easton, ANALOG
"A very good story, with both aliens and future humans well worked out, believable as well as original." --Poul Anderson
"A lively dance of ideas--first contact, interstellar war, artificial intelligence, alien culture--and it moves at a rapid pace, from Earth through cyberspace to the Horsehead Nebula, and various points between. It's well-worth the trip ticket." --Roger Zelazny