![]() Faced with the possibility of returning to a planet that has forgotten those who have left, Ariadne begins to chronicle the wonders and dangers of her journey, in the hope that someone back home might still be listening. But as they shift through both form and time, life back on Earth has also changed. On a mission to ecologically survey four habitable worlds 15 light-years from Earth, she and her fellow crewmates sleep while in transit and wake each time with different features. With the fragility of the body no longer a limiting factor, human beings are at last able to explore neighbouring exoplanets long suspected to harbour life.Īriadne is one such explorer. ![]() They can produce antifreeze in sub-zero 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. At the turn of the twenty-second century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through a revolutionary method known as somaforming, astronauts can survive in hostile environments off Earth using synthetic biological supplementations. A standalone novella, set fourteen light-years from home. ![]() ![]() In the future, instead of terraforming planets to sustain human life, explorers of the galaxy transform themselves.įrom the Sunday Times best-selling author.Īt the turn of the 22nd century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. ![]()
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