Light Paths - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0441114709 ISBN 13: 9780441114702

Synopsis

Roger Cortland came to the Orbital Complex to continue his life's work in virtual reality, Marissa Correa to observe this Utopian society up close, and Jhana Meniskos to student the "Orbital Park," the station's biodiversity preserve. But no utopia is safe--from corruption, from sabotage, from corporate greed. And when this "perfect" world begins to unravel, all three will have to fight to protect their work--and their lives! Writer Michael Bishop says: "An exhilarating intellectual tour of both an amazing orbital habitat and a dizzying complex of ideas."

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"Taut, engaging, even occasionally reassuring . . . ."
"Taut, engaging, even occasionally reassuring, Hendrix's novel leaves readers wishing for another portion of this space-age slice of life." -- Publisher's Weekly 8/4/97, p. 72. I was glad to see this review, especially since a second novel, STANDING WAVE -- which takes place in the same universe -- will be appearing from Ace/Berkley in September 1998. LIGHTPATHS, a utopian tale of "your average libertarian-socialist small town in outer space," seems to be finding an audience, and for that I'm grateful. If this thought-experiment gets readers to ponder the delicate balance between individual freedom and social responsibility, then it will have accomplished what I hoped to achieve in writing the book. I look forward to e-mail comments from readers and will respond to the best of my ability.

Edition details

• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0441114709
• ISBN 13: 9780441114702
• Binding: Paperback