Ghosts (First Contact)
AdventureAdded on January 13, 2026
Description
When an alien spacecraft four times the size of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier enters the solar system, tensions run hot within the UN, but the alien vessel doesn't approach Earth. Instead, it sits off at L4, over a hundred million miles from Earth, baffling scientists from around the world. Chris 'Crash' Williams leads an international crew to investigate the appearance of this ghost ship, but he quickly learns that the spacecraft isn't as dead as it seems.Ghosts was inspired by Arthur C. Clarke’s 1973 novel Rendezvous with Rama, which went on to win the Nebula Award for Best Novel, the Hugo Award for Best Novel, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. Rendezvous with Rama is a classic. It examined a plausible, realistic alien encounter, considering not only the physics involved but also the inevitable politics and religious implications.FIRST CONTACT is a series of stand-alone novels that explore humanity's first interaction with extraterrestrial life. This series is similar to BLACK MIRROR or THE TWILIGHT ZONE in that the series is based on a common theme rather than common characters. This allows these books to be read in any order. Technically, they're all first as they all deal with how we might initially respond to contact with aliens, exploring the social, political, religious, and scientific aspects of First Contact.
Reader Reviews
Ok, sort of.......Getting very tired of books with interesting story lines that then suffer from so much descriptive padding. Sadly this is an example, so be prepared to surf read.
More Science Needed, Less LecturingThe premise of an alien ship coming to observe is fine. The biggest problem was the lecturing the author wished to do through his characters. His message 'Boy, we humans are primarily destructive and malicious in most things we do.' He hits that over and over. Of course, conservatives in the book are all war mongering simpletons. If the next book of his has the same cliches and political hectoring that will be it for me. Writer should spend more time on charact
Die Erstkontakt-Reihe von Peter Cawdron gehört für mich inzwischen zur Gruppe der "MUST READ"-Büchern, besonders weil (bei den inzwischen 8 auf deutsch veröffentlichten Romanen) für mich noch kein wirklich schlechter Roman dabei war, immer bot er (für mich) einen neuen Blick auf das Thema Erstkontakt. Auch hier stand ein Klassiker der SF Pate für den aktuellen Roman, der auch vom Autor neu überarbeitet und dem Zeitgeschehen angepasst wurde (so z.B. der Ukrainekrieg und die COVID-Pandemie); "Rend
