"Existence by David Brin is a must-read for fans of thought-provoking sci-fi. This novel masterfully explores the impact of discovering an alien artifact on humanity and the different reactions people have to it. Brin's worldbuilding is superb, and the characters feel real and relatable. One of the most satisfying aspects of the book is the way Brin weaves together seemingly disparate plotlines into a cohesive whole. If you're looking for a deep and engrossing sci-fi novel that will leave you thinking about it long after you finish, Existence is for you."

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• Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (2013)
• Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis Nominee for Bestes ausländisches Werk (2013)
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee (2013)

Bestselling, award-winning futurist David Brin returns to globe-spanning, high concept SF with Existence. Gerald Livingston is an orbital garbage collector. For a hundred years, people have been abandoning things in space, and someone has to clean it up. But there’s something spinning a little bit higher than he expects, something that isn’t on the decades’ old orbital maps. An hour after he grabs it and brings it in, rumors fill Earth’s infomesh about an “alien artifact.” Thrown into the maelstrom of worldwide shared experience, the Artifact is a game-changer. A message in a bottle; an alien capsule that wants to communicate. The world reacts as humans always do: with fear and hope and selfishness and love and violence. And insatiable curiosity.

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