Ancient Shores
 

Ancient Shores

by Jack McDevitt

Something very strange has turned up in Tom Lasker's wheat field: a ten-thousand-year-old sailboat made of an unknown substance. And then there's the Roundhouse, apparently a doorway to another world, sitting squarely on Sioux reservation land. How did they get there, and what do they signify for the people embroiled in their discovery? This is sci-fi on a grand scale by the author of... (read more)

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The discovery of what appears to be a sailboat, buried for no apparent reason in North Dakota. Upon further inspection, we find out that the sailboat is more than 10,000 years old though it still looks brand new. Additionally, it is made from materials that will virtually never wear out. Max Collingwood with the aid of April Cannon (a scientist) tries to determine from where the boat originated. This leads to the discovery of a portal to other worlds.

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