Jack McDevitt's "Thunderbird," the movie

Featured at My Book, The Movie: Thunderbird by Jack McDevitt.

In Thunderbird, a stargate more than ten thousand years old has been discovered on a Sioux reservation in North Dakota. The race to explore and claim the stargate quickly escalates, dividing those involved into opposing camps who view the teleportation technology either as an unprecedented opportunity for scientific research or a disastrous threat to security. In the middle of the maelstrom stands Sioux chairman James Walker.

McDevitt's choice for the leads and director of an adaptation include:

Johnny Depp as Brad Hollister.

Angela Bassett as April Cannon...[read on]

Learn more about the book and author at Jack McDevitt's website.

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