Time Train

ISBN-13: 9780968664629 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 292 str.

Beverley Jane Westwood; Ernestine Crossfield; Larry Stilwell

Opis

In 2085, Jake is hurtled through time on a mission to the future. A quantum, antimatter craft called the Time Train has been built by scientists at the mysterious Site R and concealed on the Moon. Jake's father, a time engineer, is keeping secrets, but what does he have to hide? After a catastrophic crash on a seemingly deserted Earth, Jake and his friends must search for answers to survive. On the run from aliens with a band of fugitives, Jake's ability to use an alien galactic lens connects him to the universe. Clues at Microsoft and SETI lead Jake and his friends to Mars where a terrible fate awaits them. As time, itself, runs out he must hope that his message to the stars can save them all. Time Train is an action packed adventure. Aliens, fractals, the Wow signal, quantum computers and artificial intelligence abound in a tale of friendship and hope. Classified as youth dystopian literature, this book will appeal to readers ages 10 - 15, although adults may also enjoy it.