The Cassandra Project

The Cassandra Project by Jack McDevitt

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


It is a few years in the future, and it’s still been over 50 years since we’ve been back to the moon. Public relations specialist Jerry Culpepper still believes in the importance of NASA, but every day is a struggle to maintain its relevance in the face of so many other earth bound problems.

Then comes the release of a recording in which Astronaut Stanley Myshko is heard telling ground control that he is in a vehicle on the surface of the moon… from January of 1969, a full 6 months before Neil Armstrong’s famous walk…

Suddenly the agency is embroiled in a huge controversy, fueled by the billionaire “Bucky” Blackstone (gotta love the comic book sounding name!) that challenges the history of the space program and brings about the greater question: did someone walk on the moon before Neil Armstrong and, more importantly, why would they cover it up?

Both a public relations nightmare for NASA and for President Cunningham (apparently a late entry into the 2016 Presidential Race--if only there were such a person, maybe I’d feel less voter apathy) a shadowy “conspiracy of men” (as they are fond of saying on The X-Files) is at the heart of something called the Cassandra Project. And you will stay up late reading this to figure out just what that is.

Exciting page –turner, I promise you the ending is worth hanging on for the whole ride. It is a no B.S plot-driven, fun sci-fi story from two authors I will be sure to seek out more of in the future.




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