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In the 23rd century, a revolutionizing idea sparks humanity’s most ambitious space voyage: the starship Wotan, carrying fifty crew members each with personal dreams and fears, is sent to find habitable worlds beyond Earth. Led by an austere captain, the mission faces the bleakness of unknown worlds and the fragility of human hope. The crew’s only link to Earth is Noelle, a blind telepath who communicates with her sister on Earth. When the mind‑link disappears as they venture deeper into uncharted space, despair sets in. Yet Noelle senses a vast alien presence, forcing the crew to confront profound truths about life and the universe.\n\nThe novel explores themes of exploration, isolation, psychic communication, and the limits of human understanding as the crew confronts the unknown.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Robert Silverberg
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