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D_brane · 19th September 2010, 10:27 AM

Hi,

I read a book a few years ago that I'd like to re read. Unfortunately I've moved house and lost my copy and I can't remember the name or author of the book.

What I remember of the book is as follows: The main character is a man called Adamson who is sent from earth as a 'probe rider,' in order to see if there is any other life in the galaxy. To cross the great distances involved there is a system where Adamson's body is dissolved in a tank and his conciousness is stored somewhere, and then reconstituted when he needs to be woken up. In one of these spells in the tank he has a dream about a woman called Laura that becomes a plot point later on in the book. After a mostly fruitless search of many planets Adamson encounters a gaseous life form called Protia, who then travels with him. I think he decides to take her back to earth and on the way he meets another probe rider called Thead, who becomes the main antagonist in the book.

I don't think this is a very famous or even very good book, so it may have had quite a limited release. I remember quite enjoying it though. Thanks.

K. Riehl · 19th September 2010, 08:17 PM

Perhaps it is Another End by Vincent King?

Here is the Fantastic Fiction link with a cover shot

Another End by Vincent King

D_brane · 19th September 2010, 11:37 PM

Yes! That's it, thank you so much!

PaulMmn · 20th October 2010, 02:45 AM

The 'dissolved in a tank of liquid and reconstituted' sounds remarkably like one of the main plot points in "Macroscope," by Piers Anthony...
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--Paul E Musselman

stratospheric · 2nd November 2010, 10:19 AM

Hi all.

For the last few years I was in exactly the same predicament trying to find the name for this book and author. I read it at the age of 15 when doing my O-levels and could only ever remember some of the plot including the name Adamson.

As I recall, Adamson became very depressed during his eternally fruitless search and tried committing suicide on several ocassions only to be saved each time by Protia - a sort of pergatory for immortality.

Thank you, both of you for this serendipitous find. I will search and read again.

19th September 2010, 10:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
D_brane Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK: ENGLAND: Posts: 2	SF book about exploring the galaxy Hi, I read a book a few years ago that I'd like to re read. Unfortunately I've moved house and lost my copy and I can't remember the name or author of the book. What I remember of the book is as follows: The main character is a man called Adamson who is sent from earth as a 'probe rider,' in order to see if there is any other life in the galaxy. To cross the great distances involved there is a system where Adamson's body is dissolved in a tank and his conciousness is stored somewhere, and then reconstituted when he needs to be woken up. In one of these spells in the tank he has a dream about a woman called Laura that becomes a plot point later on in the book. After a mostly fruitless search of many planets Adamson encounters a gaseous life form called Protia, who then travels with him. I think he decides to take her back to earth and on the way he meets another probe rider called Thead, who becomes the main antagonist in the book. I don't think this is a very famous or even very good book, so it may have had quite a limited release. I remember quite enjoying it though. Thanks.

19th September 2010, 08:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
K. Riehl FrogSqrl Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 614	Re: SF book about exploring the galaxy Perhaps it is Another End by Vincent King? Here is the Fantastic Fiction link with a cover shot Another End by Vincent King

19th September 2010, 11:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
D_brane Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK: ENGLAND: Posts: 2	Re: SF book about exploring the galaxy Yes! That's it, thank you so much!

20th October 2010, 02:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
PaulMmn Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 82	Re: SF book about exploring the galaxy The 'dissolved in a tank of liquid and reconstituted' sounds remarkably like one of the main plot points in "Macroscope," by Piers Anthony... . --Paul E Musselman

2nd November 2010, 10:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
stratospheric Stratospheric Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 1	Re: SF book about exploring the galaxy Hi all. For the last few years I was in exactly the same predicament trying to find the name for this book and author. I read it at the age of 15 when doing my O-levels and could only ever remember some of the plot including the name Adamson. As I recall, Adamson became very depressed during his eternally fruitless search and tried committing suicide on several ocassions only to be saved each time by Protia - a sort of pergatory for immortality. Thank you, both of you for this serendipitous find. I will search and read again.

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