Publisher's Synopsis
Fans of Michael Crichton, Robert Heinlein, H. G. Welles, and Jules Verne will all be entranced by "The Shadow of Olympus: Book One of The Lowellsville Chronicles." In E.M. Smith's reader acclaimed novel, humans learn we are not alone in the solar system-much less in the galaxy. Mars is awakening, and intelligent beings, a species older than humans, are about to make contact with us.
Built on an impressive knowledge of history, military tactics and strategy, languages and cultures, theology, archaeology, paleontology, and astronomy: and on familiarity with the stories of the great science fiction writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Mr. Smith has written a memorable novel. In it, there are no superheroes, just realistic characters who think their way out of difficulties. Readers will come to know these characters as familiar friends and will be eager to learn what happens to them in the next book.
