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Encounter with Tiber, Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes

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Encounter with Tiber

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Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes

A father and son go searching for the stars, but much more than gravity will hold them back. Born the year of the Moon landing, Chris Terence spends his life fighting to return humanity to that pinnacle. An engineering student with dreams of spaceflight, he finds upon graduation that the United States no longer has need for astronauts. Years of bureaucratic meddling have reduced the space program to a shell of itself, and it will take the greatest scientific find in history to send humanity skyward once more. After years battling budget hawks, Chris finally gets his chance to walk on the Moon. While there, he finds evidence of an ancient alien civilization, the Tiberians, who visited Earth's satellite eight thousand years before. Understanding what happened to those long-forgotten travelers will define the lives of Chris and his son, as they fight against all odds to unlock the secrets of the universe

Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Dramatis Personae -- Foreword by Arthur C. Clarke -- Clio Trigorin: July 20, 2069 -- Part I: Contact Light--Another Small Step, 2002-2013 -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- Clio Trigorin: April 2075 -- Part II: Light of Dawn, 7328-7299 B.C.E. -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- Clio Trigorin: May 2075-December 2076 -- Part III: The Light That Failed, 7254-7208 B.C.E. -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- Clio Trigorin: October 2077 -- Part IV: First Clear Light, 2017-2035 -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- Clio Trigorin: Carrying the Light -- Acknowledgments -- A Biography of Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes -- Copyright