Starborne - Softcover

Silverberg, Robert.

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9780586211090: Starborne
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0586211098 ISBN 13: 9780586211090
Publisher: Harper, 1997

Synopsis

Aboard the starship Wotan, a crew of troubled people escape a stagnant, decadent Earth to seek a new Eden. They will be the founding fathers and mothers of a new world. When two planets that offered hope of Eden prove, in separate ways, to be hostile, the effect on the voyagers is catastrophic.

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Review

In Starborne, Silverberg takes the Utopia theme and turns it on its head. The scene is Earth many centuries in the future, where all of life's problems have been solved. But while humanity may be well fed, amply clothed, in perfect health, and rich beyond imagination, people are bored nearly to death. To bring a little spark back into the lives of humankind, the people of Earth band together to build a starship and begin the search for habitable planets in the rest of the universe.

From the Publisher

"Where Silverberg goes today, Science Fiction will follow tomorrow."--Isaac Asimov

"An old-fashioned sense of wonder novel...with the careful characterization that Silverberg brings to all his work."--Science Fiction Chronicle

"[The author] seems capable of amazements beyond those of mere mortals."--Washington Post Book World

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Publisher
Harper
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0586211098
ISBN 13 
9780586211090
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
291
Rating
  • 3.39 out of 5 stars
    349 ratings by Goodreads