Five people have been chosen.<P>They have heard the voice in their heads. A voice calling for help. A voice that must be answered...or the entire world will die.<P>But to answer it, they must find it.<P>Unfortunately, the voice is not of this earth...<P>Call From a Distant Shore is the amazing second novel from Stephen Burns, the fast-rising star known for his stories in Analog and his smash debut novel, Flesh and Silver. Now, Burns takes a major step forward with a novel that is part Close Encounters of the Third Kind, part Planes, Trains & Automobiles, and all original.