Signal of Life
SETI’s giant dishes copy an alien transmission from space. A signal of life. An unknown spaceship is fast approaching and in two weeks it will reach the Earth’s orbit. NASA urgently launches an international space mission to meet it. Onboard the shuttle are six astronauts, including Tomás Noronha. Waiting for them is the universe’s greatest mystery. Is life an accident or an inevitability? Is biology the mere product of chance or a cosmic imperative? Could life be the purpose of the universe?
SETI’s giant dishes copy an alien transmission from space. A signal of life. An unknown spaceship is fast approaching and in two weeks it will reach the Earth’s orbit. NASA urgently launches an international space mission to meet it. Onboard the shuttle are six astronauts, including Tomás Noronha. Waiting for them is the universe’s greatest mystery. Is life an accident or an inevitability? Is biology the mere product of chance or a cosmic imperative? Could life be the purpose of the universe?
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“King of the scientific thriller (...) For once, an author of successful thrillers is not an American. In his new novel, Signal of Life, the popular Portuguese writer and TV presenter talks about extraterrestrial life and the end of humankind. He also questions life, its origins and future.”
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“Portuguese TV presenter José Rodrigues dos Santos has established himself as one of the top writers of thrillers in Europe.”
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October 19, 2017 Interview Signal of LifeInterviews Signal of Life for Visão Portugal, 19th October 2017 It was only in your 18th novel that you reached outer space. Why had you not broached the subject before, considering your...
