Target

by Janet E. Morris, D. Drake

REFUGEE FROM ARMAGEDDON

San Yate's job- Commissioner of Security for United Nations lunar headquarters- was a pretty boring one... until mankind's first extrsterrestrial visitor arrived on the moon asking for political asylum.

Now, everyone wants a piece of the action; scientists, soldiers, and spiesfrom both the U.S. and U.S.S.R. are determined to study the alien. But the petty conflicts of humanity are the least of Yates' worries...

The hunters are coming! Warlike, inhuman, light-years beyond us in science and technology, they will destroy anything that comes between them and the alien prey.

Including Earth itself...

Genres: Science Fiction

312 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 1, 1989

About the author

Janet Ellen Morris (born May 25, 1946) is a United States author. She began writing in 1976 and has since published more than 20 novels, many co-authored with David Drake or her husband Chris Morris. She has contributed short fiction to the shared universe fantasy series Thieves World, and edited the Bangsian fantasy series Heroes in Hell. Most of her work has been in the fantasy and science fiction genres, although she has also written several works of non-fiction.

Morris was elected to the New York Academy of Sciences in 1980.

In 1995, Morris and her husband and frequent co-writer Christopher Morris founded M2 Tech. Since that time, their writing output has decreased in proportion to the success of the company, which works with U.S. federal and military agencies on non-lethal weapon systems and software.

Reviews

[Brent Moffitt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well worn plot of first encounter, but an interesting approach. Surprising depth.

[Jay]

I can't resist noting that the title of "book 1" is Cowboys and Aliens. The book has nothing in common with the movie, but perhaps those words were the original inspiration...

[Bradley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well-written science fiction characters are well developed and fun. The aliens are okay but the reflections on human problems are paramount. This book is almost good enough for my permanent collection but others will likely find this novel irresistible. =)

[Don Incognito · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read this around my last week of seventh grade, not knowing it was full of gratuitous obscenity. It's an archetypal B-grade sci-fi novel. The first contact story is interesting, but most of the human characters are sleazy jerks.