To The Last Page

At a time when mankind is continually extending their view of the solar system and the universe, Steven Erikson considers the possibility of First Contact in rather more down to earth terms. If a technologically superior alien intelligence were ever to make its presence known, why considering the mess we are making of things would it bother going anywhere with Earth? Might it have its own reasons? Might its intentions be hostile? Might it simply think that humanity needs a bit of a helping hand to get it through a “difficult phase”? The first thing an alien intelligence has to do of course is make contact and how it does it is going to be an important indicator of its nature and intentions. In Rejoice they decide to make their presence known in a fairly dramatic and yet at the same time a bit of an unexpected way by having a UFO abduct science-fiction writer Samantha August in broad daylight. Why (other than perhaps the hubris of an author) choose a science-fiction writer as a mediato...