Book of the Week
Revelation Spaceby Alastair Reynolds
In the middle of the 26th century, an archaeologist named Dan Sylvestre on the remote planet Resurgam is obsessed with research into a long-dead local civilization, the Amarantin. From distant space, a highly evolved starship, “Nostalgia for Infinity”, crewed by advanced biomechanical humans known as Ultras, is speeding toward Resurgam to enlist the archaeologist’s help. Simultaneously, an assassin from Chasm City is on her way to Resurgam to kill Sylvestre. What imponderable force killed the Amarantin? And why is everyone so interested in Dan Sylvestre? Is it because he carries a digital copy of his father in his head? Or because of his tragic encounter with a mysterious alien artefact when he was a young, reckless scientist?
Needless to say, the fate of all sentient life hangs in the balance.
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Read the Book, See the Movie
Drop by the Calvin Park branch on the second Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. to watch and discuss films based on classic works of literature. The series kicks off March 9 with "Away from Her," based on the short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" by Alice Munro. Movies continue April 13, May 11, and June 8. Watch for more film series at the library this summer and fall!
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