Boundary

by Eric Flint

Ebook, 2006

Status

Available

Call number

Fic SF Flint

Publication

Riverdale, NY : New York, NY : Baen ; Distribted by Simon & Schuster, c2006.

Description

Fiction. Science Fiction. HTML: Paradigms Shift, Worlds Collide! A daring and resourceful paleontologist uncovers something at the infamous K-T boundary marking the end of dinosaurs in the fossil record �?? something big, dangerous, and absolutely, categorically impossible. It's a find that will catapult her to the Martian moon Phobos, then down to the crater-pocked desert of the Red Planet itself. For this mild-mannered fossil hunter may just have become Earth's first practicing xenobiologist! A new hard SF thriller from best-selling alternate history master Eric Flint and ace game designer Ryk E. Spoor. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

User reviews

LibraryThing member momerath

I read the first section of _Boundary_ feeling lukewarm about it, and then it languished on my bedside table for a few weeks. When I picked it up again, I found that it quickly became more interesting to me, as all the big discoveries took place soon after where I had stopped reading.

The book

follows a group of people who discover a fossilized alien right at the stratum where the giant meteor impact marked the end of the dinosaur era, and then a few years later discover a base made by these same aliens in Phobos.

The book often jumps forward a couple of years in between sections, skipping the tedious bits. Towards the end, I found myself wondering if it was meant to be a stand-alone book, or the beginning of the series. Without spoilers, I will say that it works well as a stand-alone story, but there are enough little hooks left that it could expand into future novels.

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LibraryThing member xenchu

This is a book of hard science fiction just beyond the bleeding edge of what is possible today. Flint seems to have knack for picking good co-authors. Once you get pat the finding of an alien fossil surrounded by velociraptors the ret seems logical enough al least as far as the science goes. All in

all the book is an enjoyable read.

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LibraryThing member bgknighton

Very good space adventure. The dinosaurs aren't real, but the exploration rings true. Good characters, good story development.

LibraryThing member Guide2

Who would think that archaeology and space exploration would mix so well! Thoroughly enjoyable read with lots of action. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey

Ok, it's fluff - space opera. But it is _excellent_ space opera. I'd tried before and quit, but this time I was utterly hooked - every time I had a minute I'd go back to reading. There are major holes in the science I understand (paleontology), and I suspect equally major holes in the ones I don't

(physics, engineering, astronomy...) - but while the holes bother me they don't slow down the story noticeably. Coincidence plays a _major_ part - only two years between the finding of the fossil and the greater discovery? And three of those present at the first are also present at the latter? Yeah, right. But keeping space opera in mind - this is a fun read, with _great_ characters - each has a quirk, and each is much deeper than just that quirk. And a good bit of romance, with only a bit of "I am not worthy" as obstacles. I _like_ these people, and am delighted I had the next books as well. Worth reading, and I suspect one I'll reread frequently.

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