Destiny's Road - Hardcover

Niven, Larry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1857235789 ISBN 13: 9781857235784

Publisher: Easton Press, 1997

Synopsis

Wide and smooth, the Road was seared into planet Destiny's rocky surface by the fusion drive of the powered landing craft, Cavorite. The Cavorite deserted the original interstellar colonists, stranding them without hope of contacting Earth.

Now, descendants of those pioneers have many questions about the Road, but no settler who has gone down it has ever returned. For Jemmy Bloocher, a young farm boy, the questions burn too hot--and he sets out to uncover the many mysteries of Destiny's Road.

About this title

Review:

Humanity tried to conquer the stars and failed. Then it was time to try again, on Destiny. But even as the new colony was taking hold, the settlers were in revolt against one another. While some stayed on the new planet with what equipment they could keep, others fled back to the stars. Now the settlements are falling into decay, and the old technology is breaking down. Spiraltown is better off than most, and Jeremy Bloocher is lucky that he will someday head the family farm there. But there is trouble, Jeremy must flee, and neither he nor Destiny will ever be the same.

About the Author:

Larry Niven has won the prestigious Hugo Award five times. He is known to millions as the premier modern author of rigorous, scientifically consistent hard SF, the champion of 'SF without a net'.

About this edition

• Publisher: Easton Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1857235789
• ISBN 13: 9781857235784
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 351
• Illustrator: Color Frontis By Frank Mayo