Baxter breaks up the band to give each option a chance and the bookexplores those journeys and their outcomes. Once again demonstrating thatnothing is simple on these long voyages into the depths of space.
Ark (2009)
High in the Colorado mountains the US governement built an ark. Not an ark to ride the waves but an ark that will take a select few thousand people out into space to start a new future for mankind. In deep space the crew carry the hope of a new beginning but as ages pass purpose is lost and madness grows. Back on Earth life and man find a new way.
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