YOU CAN'T CALL FOR HELP WHEN YOU'RE THREE BILLION MILES FROM EARTH. On August 25th, 2012, the Voyager 1 probe crossed into interstellar space. It contained a "golden record" with sounds, pictures, and greetings from earth. On March 15th, 2013, NASA received a transmission from the spacecraft that said: "Hello. We received your golden record. Let's meet." Now, internationally bestselling author B.C.CHASE invites you on a daring first contact mission into deep space with five intrepid astronauts, one spunky cosmonaut, and a seventy-five-year-old truck driver. This is the riveting expanded edition of the number one bestselling first contact novel on Amazon.com with over twice as much edge-of-your-seat suspense as before and a stunning new conclusion that will leave you gasping for breath. Editor: Gayle W. Herde, Ph.D. "A FAST-PACED, EXCITING, AND SUSPENSEFUL THRILLER THAT WILL KEEP READERS ON THE EDGE OF THEIR SEATS. FOUR OF FOUR STARS." -ONLINEBOOKCLUB.ORG "SOMETIMES DIFFERENT IS BETTER. THAT'S THE CASE HERE. ...FAST AND FUN." -THE OKLAHOMAN "CHASE HAS THE RAW TALENT FOR WRITING, AND THE WAY HE'S ABLE TO PUT YOU RIGHT INSIDE THE MAIN CHARACTER'S HEAD IS FANTASTIC." -SCIFIANDSCARY.COM B.C.CHASE is the internationally bestselling author of the Paradeisia Trilogy, which critics have hailed as one of the greatest franchises of our time.* His electrifying talent for combining the latest in scientific breakthroughs with edge-of-your-seat thrills has earned him a reputation as a master of suspense. Amazon has named him among its top 10 Sci-fi authors. Visit the official website at bcchase.com for a chance to win free books. "CHASE'S CLEAN, FLOWING PROSE AND BRIGHT SENSE OF HUMOR LIVEN UP A TALE." -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY CRITIC "INCREDIBLY WELL-WRITTEN." -EBOOKS ADDICT "CHASE KEEPS US GUESSING UNTIL THE END." -ONLINEBOOKCLUB.ORG "B.C.CHASE IS RAPIDLY BECOMING AN AUTHOR OF AUTHORITY." GRADY HARP, VINE VOICE "CHASE HAS THE RAW TALENT FOR WRITING, AND THE WAY HE'S ABLE TO PUT YOU RIGHT INSIDE THE MAIN CHARACTER'S HEAD IS FANTASTIC." -SCIFIANDSCARY.COM "ONE HELL OF A RIDE." -THRILLERKAT REVIEWS "IN TRUE CRICHTON STYLE, CHASE TAKES ELEMENTS OF KNOWN SCIENCE, EXPLORES THEIR EXTREME POTENTIAL, AND BUILDS A MYSTERY AROUND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES." -AMAZON.COM