Titan is practically a planet in its own right with a diameter similar to that of Mercury
methane rainstorms organic soot and ethane seas. All of the most detailed knowledge on the
moon's geology volcanology meteorology marine sciences and chemistry are gathered together
here to paint a factually accurate hypothetical future of early human colonization on this
strange world. The views from Titan's Mayda Outpost are spectacular but all is not well at the
moon's remote science base. On the shore of a methane sea beneath glowering skies atmospherics
researcher Abigail Marco finds herself in the middle of murder piracy and colleagues who seem
to be seeing sea monsters and dead people from the past. On the Shores of Titan's Farthest Sea
provides thrills excitement and mystery - couched in the latest science - on one of the Solar
System's most bizarre worlds Saturn's huge moon Titan. This riveting story set against a
plausibly well integrated interplanetary space carries us along with its bright and
interesting characters. We feel absolutely transported to a hauntingly beautiful and alien
Titan through Carroll's masterful weaving of art and science. - Jani Radebaugh Professor of
Planetary Sciences Titan dune expert BYU It's a fun read! Really makes Titan come alive
literally... - Astrophysicist and author Ralph Lorenz Michael Carroll's new novel On the Shores
of Titan's Farthest Sea (Springer) is a gripping good-vs-evil tale that sparkles with
imagination. It's set on the shores of Kraken Mare the vast methane sea found high in the
northern latitudes of Saturn's moon Titan in a future when humanity has spread throughout the
solar system. The villains are wicked the heroes are scientists (Thanks Mike!) the story is
convincing the dialogue snappy and the scenery is right out of our catalog of findings on
this cold hazy and alien world. If you fancy skipping forward 250 years and checking out how
humankind might be navigating the very geography and landforms we have uncovered in our years
touring Saturn this book is for you! --Carolyn Porco leader of the Cassini Imaging Science
team and the Director of the Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations (CICLOPS) at the
Space Science Institute in Boulder Colorado
