Fred C. Adams

Greg Laughlin

THE FIVE AGES OF THE UNIVERSE is a riveting biography of the universe which describes for the first time five distinct eras that Adams and Laughlin themselves defined as a result of their own research. From the first gasp of inflation that caused the Big Bang, through the birth of stars, to the fading of all light, THE FIVE AGES OF THE UNIVERSE describes the death of our own sun, tremendous fiery supernovae explosions, dramatic collisions of galaxies, proton decay, the evaporation of black holes and the possibility of communications when there are no planets or stars or even black holes left. This is a voyage to a land of red giants, white dwarfs, brown dwarfs, great walls larger than galaxies and WIMPs. With daring uncharacteristic of most scientists, the authors have applied themselves to the question of what precise kind of biology could possibly exist when, say, carbon atoms no longer exist. What, ultimately, is a lifeform? Their insight into the fundamental physics that allows life is both fascinating and provocative. Readers will find all the strange colour of science fiction with none of the fiction in this awesome scientific epic.

Inside the Physics of Eternity

The Five Ages of the Universe

In Origins of Existence astrophysicist Fred Adams takes a radically different approach from the long tradition of biologists and spiritual leaders who have tried to explain how the universe supports the development of life. He argues that life followed naturally from the laws of physics -- which were established as the universe burst into existence at the big bang. Those elegant laws drove the formation of galaxies, stars, and planets -- including some like our Earth. That chain of creation produced all the tiny chemical structures and vast celestial landscapes required for life. Ultimately, physical laws and the complexity they generate define the kind of biospheres that are possible -- from an Amazon rain forest to a frigid ocean beneath an ice sheet on a Jovian moon. Adams suggests that life was not merely some lucky break, but rather a natural outcome of the ascending ladder of complexity supported by our universe. Since our galaxy seems to harbor millions of planets with the same basic elements of habitability as Earth, the emergence of life is probably not a rare event. If life emerges deep inside planets and moons, as new research suggests happened on our planet, the number of viable habitats is truly enormous. Seven chronological chapters take the reader from the laws of physics and birth of the universe to the origins of life on Earth -- showing how energy flowed, exploded, and was repeatedly harnessed in replicating structures and organisms. In his groundbreaking first book, Fred Adams established the five eras of the universe with a focus on its long-term future. It is perhaps not surprising that he now turns his attention to the mystery of our astronomical origins. Here is a stunning new perspective, a book of genesis for our time, revealing how the laws of physics created galaxies, stars, planets, and even life in the universe.

How Life Emerged in the Universe

Origins of Existence

Kevin Wetmore

Thomas Beck

DJ Tyrer

Jovan Jones

Kelli A. Wilkins

IE Castellano

Timothy Bateson

Spencer Carvalho

Kevin Hayman

Renny Kalp

Matt Kolbet

Jacob Lambert

Patrick MacAdoo

Jay Seate

Edward M Wolfe

In the dark of night, the moon is bright. But what lurks in the shadows will give you a fright. Seventeen stories touch the unknown, the unseen, and the undead. Visit what we avoid. Step into the shadows of the moon. Included stories (alphabetical by author):Masks by Fred C. AdamsUnder a Hunter’s Moon by Timothy Bateson Afraid by Thomas Beck The Reckoning: Hidden Remains by Spencer CarvalhoThe Hunt by IE Castellano The Hearth by Kevin Hayman Bumps in the Night by Jovan JonesThe Lightkeepers by Renny Kalp When the Wine Begins to Sour by Matt KolbetStranger Nights by Jacob LambertMasquerade by Patrick MacAdooRemembering Natalia by Alan SmitheeMr. Cool’s Final Halloween by Jay SeateA Night Behind Bars by DJ TyrerStingy Jack and the Boys by Kevin WetmoreHome for Halloween by Kelli A. Wilkins Halloween Bully by Edward M Wolfe

Moon Shadows

Fred C. Adams

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