Orphans of the Sky"Deep in the mists of intergalactic space, a rural sub-world exists--a verdant and growing place inhabited by men and women for whom the earth is only a distant memory. Their home is the ship, a giant cylinder five miles long and two thousand feet thick. It is here human beings have created a universe with its own laws, values, and complex living systems--a flawlessly efficient, self-perpetuating microcosm that fulfills their every need and desire. ... They are unaware of what really governs their extraordinary flourishing world. Until Hugh Hoyland uncovers the ship's zealously guarded secret--a devatating discovery that could send the entire known universe spinning into oblivion ..."--Jacket. |
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