Encounter With Tiber

New York: Warner Books Inc., 1996. BB2 - A first edition (First printing, July 1996 stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Buzz Aldrin on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, scattered light foxing, rubbing, scuffing, and scratches, light tanning and shelf wear. Book lightly bowed, some bumped corners, gap between the upper part spine of the cover and inside pages, tanning and rubbing on the upper and lower part of the cover, scattered light smudges on the page edges, lightly moisture soiled, light discoloration and shelf wear. Foreword by Arthur C. Clarke. 9.25"x6.25", 560 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Apollo II astronaut Buzz Aldrin shared perhaps the greatest moment in human history when he and Neil Armstrong became the first humans to set foot on the moon. Now Aldrin, a man who has actually explored another world, teams up with bestselling author John Barnes, "a major SF writer on the 1990s" (Washington Post), to create a saga as vast as Carl Sagan's Contact, as gripping as James Michener's Space, and as tense and human as Apollo 13 . . . It is a chronicle of two grant quests, two dynasties of heroes. A new space race is sparked by a bitter feud between scientist-astronaut Chris Terrence and visionary entrepreneur Sig Jarlsbourg: two enemies determined to claim the frontier blazed by the Apollo pioneers. But a radio beacon from deep space, from a world called Tiber, will bring both men together - and lead one to his doom. Solving the Tiberian mystery becomes a legacy, driving Chris's son and Jarlsbourg's heir, Jason Terence, to found the first city on Mars, and leading their descendants beyond the confines of the solar system. ENCOUNTER WITH TIBER is the saga of another family as well. Its heroes were brave, desperate, ancient beings who learned all to well the precious fragility of lives and worlds. Beings who did indeed come to our ancestors in chariots of fire - and who proved to be anything but gods . . . In a time of budget battles and lowered expectations, authors Aldrin and Barnes present all the realistic strategies needed to keep the dreams of space alive. For space is the next chapter in human history, the next challenge of the human spirit, and the next expression of our eternal need to explore beyond the highest mountain and journey beyond the farthest shore.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.