Now Seth Shostak, senior astronomer of S.E.T.I offers an entertaining and expert account on the facts, fantasies, and future of finding intelligence elsewhere in the universe in his new book, Confessions of An Alien Hunter (National Geographic Books; ISBN 978-4262-0392-3; on-sale date: March 17, 2009; $19.95).

For twenty-five years, SETI has been looking for the proof, and as the program's senior astronomer, Seth Shostak explains in the engrossing book, it's entirely possible that before long conclusive evidence will be found.

His informative, entertaining report offers an insider's view of what we might realistically expect to discover light-years away among the stars. Neither humanoids nor monsters, says Shostak; in fact, biological intelligence is probably just a precursor to machine beings, enormously advanced artificial sentients whose capabilities and accomplishments may have developed over billions of years and far exceed our own.

As he explores what, if anything, they would tell us and what their existence would portend for humankind and the cosmos, he introduces a colorful cast of characters and provides a vivid, state-of-the-art account of the past, present, and future of our search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

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For more information or to purchase this book, click on the title: Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

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