The Rapture Effect is a novel by Jeffrey A. Carver published by Tor Books in 1987.
The Rapture Effect is a novel in which an Earth fleet comes to the Argus system to colonize, while an alien society searches there to find its lost ancestors. [1]
J. Michael Caparula reviewed The Rapture Effect in Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer No. 85. [1] Caparula commented that "the author seems to have been trying to do too much, and sacrificed a good story in the process. A lot of dress-up ideas with nowhere to go." [1]
Kirkus Reviews states "Solid storytelling, then, after some initial silliness, and plenty of narrative drive--especially where the aliens are concerned--despite the thin, implausible characters and a general air of ho-hum familiarity." [2]