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David Zindell

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Neverness
Year 1988
Publisher Grafton
ISBN 0586205365
 

 

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The universe of Neverness is intriguingly complex and filled with extraordinary beings.  There are the Alaloi, whose genes have 'backmutated' so that they look like Neanderthals . . .  the Order of Pilots which reworks the laws of time and physics to slingshot its members through dense regions of 'thickspace' . . . the Solid State Entity, a nebula-sized brain made up of moon-sized biocomputers . . .and the leldra, a legendary race of aliens that seeded the galaxy aeons ago with its DNA and so initiated the evolutionary cycle.

Against this rich backdrop unfolds the story of Mallory Ringess, a headstrong novitiate of the Order of Pilots.  Against all odds, he has penetrated the Solid State Entity - and Made a stunning discovery.  A discovery that could unlock the secret of immortality hidden among the Alaloi.  But first he will lead a perilous quest through uncharted regions of thickspace where he will be asked to undergo the ultimate sacrifice: to discard the last vestiges of humanity in return for mankind's salvation . . .

 

 

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Neverness is the sci-fi equivalent of Lord of the Rings. The universe that David Zindell creates is as intricate as it is beautiful. The characters, situations and landscapes portrayed are extremely believable in a fictional setting. The space flight which seems extremely complex to begin with, with its complicated mathematics and mapping of space, becomes so familiar you forget that it is so mind boggling. Action, adventure, conspiracy, high technology all the way through, it keeps you turning the pages again and again. This is truly a classic and one that should not be missed.
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Gold aluminum cover designed to protect the Voyager 1 and 2 Sounds of Earth gold-plated records from micrometeorite bombardment

 

 

Credit: NASA

Interstellar Envelope
This gold aluminum cover was designed to protect the Voyager 1 and 2 "Sounds of Earth" gold-plated records from micrometeorite bombardment, but also serves a double purpose in providing the finder a key to playing the record. The explanatory diagram appears on both the inner and outer surfaces of the cover, as the outer diagram will be eroded in time.

Flying aboard Voyagers 1 and 2 are identical records, carrying the story of Earth far into deep space. The 12-inch gold-plated copper discs contain greetings in 60 languages, samples of music from different cultures and eras and natural and man-made sounds from Earth. They also contain electronic information that an advanced technological civilization could convert into diagrams and images.

NASA Image of the day archive

 

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