Bøger af Gene Brewer

In 2087, a spacecraft is sent to Europa, the second of the four satellites of Jupiter first seen by Galileo, to look for life in the saltwater ocean underlying the icy surface of that frigid moon. It is not an easy journey, and the crew of eight seasoned astronauts face a number of difficulties on that long and dangerous voyage. The expedition is followed by all mankind with mixed feelings as it proceeds to attempt an answer to the age-old question: Are we alone? What the crew finds in that ocean is both surprising and shocking. In the meantime, an undecipherable message is received by the organization known as SETI, the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. A shy, though brilliant, part-time member of that group finally solves the mystery of the message. As a result, she is appointed Special Assistant to the Director of NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. As such, she becomes an important member of the team assigned to bring the astronauts on the Europa mission home safely. But is she up to the job? And where did she come from? The book will have your pulse racing from the beginning to the end of this gripping new novel by the author of the acclaimed book and popular film, K-PAX.

After his wife's untimely death, Peter Schultz, a retired English teacher moves to Vermont to begin his retirement. Soon after his arrival, however, he meets another English teacher and begins to fall for her. His guilt overwhelms him: he still loves his late wife. Neighbors and a handyman soon become part of his troubles.

This is the tale of prot's return to earth and his plan to take some beings back with him the next time he goes home. For Dr Brewer, as well as for the patients who are desperate to win his favour in the hope they might be chosen, it's a race against time, for this visit will be his last.

Is he really an extraterrestrial? Or just on another planet?

When a man who claims to be from outer space is brought into Manhattan Institute, the mental ward seems to be just the place for him. Calling himself 'prot', he says that he is an inhabitant of the planet K-PAX. Setting a departure date - August 17th at 3.31am - on which he plans to return home on a beam of light. Is he really extraterrestrial?