Books like Arkwright by Allen M. Steele
Nathan Arkwright, a contemporary of Heinlein, Asimov and Clarke, spent his later years withdrawing from public life while intensively working on a grand vision: a self‑sustaining colony on an Earth‑like planet distant by several light‑years. Through the Arkwright Foundation, he established a charitable trust dedicated to bringing this vision to fruition, rallying successive generations of followers. The project’s scale and the weight of the Arkwright name pull people together and divide them, as they grapple with the immense scientific, technological, and moral challenges of creating a new home for humanity beyond our planet.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Allen M. Steele
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