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Echoes of Earth

by Sean Williams (Goodreads Author), Shane Dix

3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 · rating details · 96 ratings · 2 reviews

In the early 22nd century, humans' electronic reproductions, known as engrams, have been sent on fact-finding missions throughout the known universe--searching for signs of alien life.

But what they find exceeds their wildest dreams--in nightmarish proportions.

"Includes one of the most heart-stopping moments I've encountered in a novel in years." (Jack McDevitt)

Paperback, 413 pages

Published January 31st 2002 by Ace (first published December 31st 2001)

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Aug 07, 2010 Mike Hedley rated it 4 of 5 stars

An interesting plot and well-written, although there were some niggles, mainly the very quick development of AI, and from an Australian reader's point of view, annoying use of US spellings (considering the writers are Australians!) and the devising of fake units in line with US/Imperial units when there are perfectly good SI units available.

I look forward to the rest of the series, although how "humanity" can be saved when the apparent survivors are largely computer programs, plus one enhanced a...more

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Thanks for the book, Dad! Interesting high-tech ideas. Characters are so-so. I'm curious to see what happens.

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About Sean Williams

Sean Williams was born in the dry, flat lands of South Australia, where he still lives with his wife and family. He has been called many things in his time, including "the premier Australian speculative fiction writer of the age", the "Emperor of Sci-Fi", and the "King of Chameleons" for the diversity of his output. That award-winning output includes over thirty-five novels for readers all ages, s...more Sean Williams was born in the dry, flat lands of South Australia, where he still lives with his wife and family. He has been called many things in his time, including "the premier Australian speculative fiction writer of the age", the "Emperor of Sci-Fi", and the "King of Chameleons" for the diversity of his output. That award-winning output includes over thirty-five novels for readers all ages, seventy-plus short stories across numerous genres, the odd published poem, and even a sci-fi musical.

On the sci-fi front, he is best-known internationally for award-winning space opera series and novels set in the Star Wars universe, many co-written with fellow-Adelaidean Shane Dix. These include the Astropolis, Evergence, Orphans, and Geodesica series, and the computer game tie-in The Force Unleashed--the first such adaptation ever to debut at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. A series for young readers, The Fixers, pitted an increasingly lost protagonist against zombies, cyborgs, and vampires across numerous universes. His most recent releases in the Star Wars universe are The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance and The Force Unleashed 2.

His fantasy novels--inspired by the landscapes of his childhood--occupy a unique niche in Australian publishing. These include the Books of the Change (The Stone Mage & the Sea, The Sky Warden & the Sun, and The Storm Weaver & the Sand) and the Books of the Cataclysm (The Crooked Letter--the first fantasy novel to win both the Aurealis and Ditmar Awards--The Blood Debt, The Hanging Mountains, and The Devoured Earth). His most recent entries in this world include the Broken Land series (The Changeling, The Dust Devils, and The Scarecrow) and novellas in two anthologies, The Dragon Book and Legends of Australian Fantasy.

Sean’s stories have been gathered in five collections, including New Adventures in Sci-Fi, Light Bodies Falling and Magic Dirt: the Best of Sean Williams. He still lives with his family in South Australia, where his poem “Reflections on Water” forms the text for the new Adelaide Zoo’s welcoming soundscape. He takes an active role in writing-related organisations and writer advocacy groups, sitting on the committees of The Big Book Club Inc, the Adelaide Writers’ Week Advisory Committee, and the premier international representational body of speculative fiction writers, SFWA.

When he’s not writing or in meetings, he likes to cook and DJ, but never at the same time.(less)

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Refugee (Force Heretic, #2) (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, #16)

Fatal Alliance (Star Wars: The Old Republic, #1)

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