Heart of the Comet

Gregory Benford and David Brin come together in this bold collaboration about our near human future in space Prescient and scientifically accurate, Heart of the Comet is known as one of the great hard SF novels of the 1980s. First published in 1986, it tells the story of an ambitious manned mission to visit Halleys Comet, alter its orbit, and mine it for resources. But all too soon, native cellsthat might once have brought life to Earthbegin colonizing the colonists. As factions battle over the comets futureand that of Earthonly love, courage, and ingenuity can avert disaster and spark a new human destiny.