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Author:

Hughes, Rian, illustrator. illustrator.

Title:

XX : a novel / Rian Hughes.

Edition:

[U.S. edition]

Publisher:

The Overlook Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

976 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Extraterrestrial beings--Fiction.
Life on other planets--Fiction.
Interstellar communication--Fiction.
Future, The--Fiction.
Language and languages--Fiction.
Extraterrestrial beings--Language--Fiction.
Science fiction.

Notes:

First published in 2020 by Pan Macmillan.

Summary:

At Jodrell Band in England Observatory in England, a radio telescope has detected a mysterious signal of extraterrestrial origin--a message that may be the first communication from an interstellar civilization. Has humanity made first contact? Is the signal itself a form of alien life? Could it be a threat? If so, how will the people of Earth respond? Jack Fenwick, artificial intelligence expert, believes that he and his associates at tech startup Intelligencia can interpret the message a find a way to step into the realm the signal encodes. What they find is a complex alien network beyond anything mankind has imagined.

ISBN:

1419750690
9781419750694

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1140782271

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

KJPF566 -- Fort Madison Public Library (Fort Madison)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)