Here and Beyond

Beschreibung

'A brilliant, character-driven debut novel . . . An imaginative journey that's absorbing, thoughtful and deeply humane' GUARDIAN<BR><BR>'LaCroix shows us the difficulties that mount for those on board from disease to rebellions to some travellers who come to doubt that they are even on a ship at all . . . Don't just take my word for its brilliance' NEWSCIENTIST<BR><BR>'A rousing achievement ...

What makes Here and Beyond stand out is its dedication to character, richness of emotion, and a tender eye for the humanity of all' COURTTIA NEWLAND<BR><BR>______________________________________________<BR><BR>Earthworld is a thing of the past. Welcome to the future.<BR><BR>After the collapse of life on Earth as it once was known, 600 people are selected for passage on Shipworld, a spacecraft charting a 360-year voyage to a new planet.

Their mission will see generation after generation born, living and dying on board - until one day their descendants finally step foot on the 'Super Earth' that might offer the last chance for humankind's survival.<BR><BR>But life aboard Shipworld is far from a waiting game. The spacecraft promises a world of its own, a harmonious system free of class distinctions and wealth accumulation.

Yet with each new generation comes daunting challenges to the future of their civilisation - from creeping doubts about the nature of reality to an outbreak of disease that could eradicate their population, from rebels who threaten the unity of the mission to a traumatic encounter with a mysterious space phenomenon. <BR><BR>An intergenerational epic populated by pioneers and chroniclers, enemies and friends, leaders and legends, Here and Beyond is an intricate and imaginative exploration of the arc of human endeavour.<BR><BR>______________________________________________<BR><BR>What readers are saying:<BR><BR>'A fascinating reflection on what it means to be human' <BR>'A space opera of considerable breadth and depth' <BR>'An imaginative and thought-provoking exploration of humanity's future'

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