CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION: THE PROJECT AND THE PLANET

CHAPTER 1: THE ALIEN EQUATION

CHAPTER 2: WHAT THE ROBOT AMBASSADORS SAY

CHAPTER 3: THE MASKS OF EARTH

CHAPTER 4: WORLDS BEYOND MEASURE

CHAPTER 5: THE FINAL FACTOR

CHAPTER 6: THE AWAKENED WORLDS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

NOTES

ILLUSTRATION CREDITS

INDEX