SciFi and Fantasy Book Club discussion

Hi. I'm looking from books that share a somewhat similar plot to the movie prometheus where people find clues on earth from otherworldly visitors and go into space looking to find them. Think you guys could help me out? Thanks!

Have you read 2001: A Space Odyssey? It is the book (and movie) that Prometheus pretty much drew its plot from. In it and all its sequels, Arthur C. Clark pioneered the concept of Ancient Astronauts, which is basically the idea that aliens came to Earth in the distant past and tampered with humanity's evolution.

The Call of Cthtulu by H.P. Lovecraft is based on a similar premise. This predates 2001, but is perhaps lesser known, and is of the horror/fantasy genre rather than science fiction.

Another great example is the Revelation Space series by Alastair Reynolds. This series of novels takes place in the distant future where humanity is exploring the cosmos and discovers the remains of many alien civilizations, and learns that there is a common cause behind their extinction.

That's all I got for now, hope it helped :)

The old British movie Quatermass and the Pit is pretty much where they got the idea for Prometheus.

The World of Ptavvs by Larry Niven goes one better by finding an actual ancient alien on Earth.

Protector (also by Niven) is kind of like this, in that humans are actually descended from the alien Pak.

Inherit the Stars by James P. Hogan offers a bit of twist, in that they find a dead astronaut on the moon... and he's millions of years old.

Trike wrote: "The old British movie Quatermass and the Pit is pretty much where they got the idea for Prometheus.

The World of Ptavvs by Larry Niven goes one better by finding an actual ancient al..."

Actually, it was 2001: A Space Odyssey that they got the idea from. Though it wasn't exactly the first example of the concept of ancient aliens tampering with human evolution, it is certainly the most renowned and respected example of it.

David Weber's "Empire from the Ashes".

A classic is "The Wailing Asteroid" by Murray Leinster.

James White's "All Judgement Fled".