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Amazon.com Review Joe Haldeman plays tag in The Coming , as the narrative is passed from character to character in a seamless, if ultimately disappointing, tale set in 2054. Haldeman, whose honors include the Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell awards, puts Gainesville, Florida, and 20 or so characters under the microscope to study a chain of events in the wake of a local astronomy professor receiving a mysterious message that may be from aliens. Professor Aurora Bell receives a message from space that simply states, "We're coming." The message appears to be alien, and according to Professor Bell's calculations, the vessel that sent it is headed toward Earth and will arrive in three months. As the local population and the rest of the world begin to examine what a visitation from a superior alien force might mean, speculation looms about whether or not the message is a hoax. The arrival approaches, and Professor Bell and those around her become embroiled in the media circus. The politics and intrigue of the situation take on a life of their own. Haldeman paints a vivid picture in The Coming of a world on the brink of another world war, where homosexuality is illegal, technology i

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Author

Haldeman, Joe W

Publisher

New York : Ace Books

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780441007691

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction

Rating

3.06 / 5 (36 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14