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Name: Inherit the Stars
Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)
Author: James P. Hogan

When the skeleton of a man named Charlie is uncovered on the moon, his bright red spacesuit and ordinary human features stand in stark contrast to the surrounding lunar landscape. The body, buried in a rocky grave, shows no signs of familiar human biology—the eyes are unnervingly large, the hair plentiful, and the nostrils unusually long. Authorities cannot determine who he was, how he arrived on the moon, or the cause of death, but the remains are dated to about 50,000 years ago. This astonishing age implies that Charlie lived far before any known human presence on the Moon, raising profound mysteries about the origins of life and space travel.

First publish date: 1977

Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction

Authors: James P. Hogan

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