Dig

Foster, Alan Dean

ISBN 10: 0446518530 / ISBN 13: 9780446518536

Published by Warner Books, 1996., 1996

About this Item

Stated first printing. (ISBN 0-446-51853-0) Trade paperback. Near fine tight copy, unread, near fine shiny wrappers. A presentation of Lucasarts Entertainment Company. Advance reading copy (ARC). Inspired by the magazine genius behind "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "E.T.," and "Jurassic Park," here is an epic science fiction adventure too big for even Steven Spielberg to bring to the screen. When a mile-wide asteroid suddenly appears in orbit around our planet, scientists call on veteran shuttle pilot Boston Low to nudge the menacing new moon into a stable orbit, averting vast destruction before the asteroid falls to the Earth. It's a mission that leads to an incredible adventure. When Low, prizewinning journalist Maggie Robbins, and scientific genius Ludger Brink investigate the asteroid's surface, they are hurtled into a time and place of revelation, mystery and danger: the planet Cocytus. Once home to an extraordinary advanced society, Cocytus is now a haunted world. For the three human castaways, the challenge is to understand the secret of this mysterious planet. Because solving the mystery of Cocytus is the only hope they have of getting home again. The Game: Two full years in development, offering nearly 200 locations and hundreds of puzzles as well as a full musical score and special effects contributed by Industrial Light and Magic, "The Dig" is only the latest in a series of highly successful games from LucasArts Entertainment Company. "The Dig" is based on an idea by Steven Spielberg, designed and written by Sean Clark. It was available in the fall of 1995 for IBM CD-ROM systems and in early 1996 for Macintosh computers. The author: Alan Dean Foster has turned some of the most popular science fiction films of all time into bestselling novels, including "Alien," Aliens," Aliens3." He is also the author of many original science fiction and fantasy novels. Science fiction. Seller Inventory # osgat10

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dig

Publisher: Warner Books, 1996.

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

In a novelization of the LucasArts CD-ROM computer game, a space shuttle is dispatched to prevent an asteroid from striking the earth, only to be pulled away to a distant and dangerous planet, with little hope of return.

Review:

When a mile-wide asteroid appears in orbit around Earth, ex-astronaut Boston Low is called on to return to space and nudge the monster into a stable position. When he, a journalist and a scientist investigate the asteroid's surface, they enter a time and place of mystery, danger and revelation: the planet Cocytus, once home to an intelligent race but now a haunted museum to their incredibly advanced civilization. An epic science fiction adventure too big for even Steven Spielberg to bring to the screen!