The Dig
Author: Alan Dean Foster
Year: 1995
Abstract:
Commander Boston Low, Shuttle pilot for NASA, is brought back from retirement for a very special mission. An asteroid
came out of nowhere, and parked itself in a slowly decaying orbit around Earth. A joint mission is put together, where
Low, two other United States Astronauts, a journalist, and a German scientist, are to fly to the meteor and place tactical
nuclear bombs on the surface. Upon detonation, the astroid should then orbit the Earth safely, providing a second moon.
What happens next, is beyond their wildest imaginations.
| Advanced Mind |  |
| Exploration/Quest | |
| Military/Fighting | |
| Horror | |
| Magic | |
| Advanced Technology | |
| Time Travel/Alternate History | |
| Science | |
| Aliens/Beasties | |
| Contemporality | |
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Spectre's Review
Typical Alan Dean Foster. Great idea, fun reading pace, but not necessarily a shining literary example. The writing style is
what you'd expect from a movie adaptation. (This is actually the adaptation of the game, the Dig, from LucasArts or
something like that). Anyway, I found it enjoyable. Some of the philosophies of alien civilization are quite refreshing.
My favorite part of the book was when the journalist, Maggie Robbins, and Boston Low have fallen in love. She dies.
Then they had to ruin it by bringing her back to life. I liked the idea of everyone else dying but Boston Low, but I guess in
this type of book you have to cater to a wider audience. [sigh] It was still enjoyable, but I'd probably recommend playing
the game instead of reading the book.
Spectre's Rating
Too happy of an ending, but still good.