But as Ariadne shifts through both form and time, the culture back on Earth has also been transformed.
With the fragility of the body no longer a limiting factor, human beings are at last able to journey to neighboring exoplanets long known to harbor life.Ī team of these explorers, Ariadne O’Neill and her three crewmates, are hard at work in a planetary system 15 light-years from Sol, on a mission to ecologically survey four habitable worlds. They can produce antifreeze in subzero temperatures, absorb radiation and convert it for food, and conveniently adjust to the pull of different gravitational forces. Through a revolutionary method known as somaforming, astronauts can survive in hostile environments off Earth using synthetic biological supplementations.
"Extraordinary.A future sci-fi masterwork in a new and welcome tradition." (Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat )Ī stand-alone science fiction novella from the award-winning, best-selling, critically acclaimed author of the Wayfarer series.Īt the turn of the 22nd century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight.
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