Synopsis
Ship hurtles through space. Deep within its core, it carries the seed of humankind. Launched by the people of a dying Earth over a century ago, its mission is to find a habitable world for the children--fifteen-year-old Zoheret and her shipmates--whom it has created from its genetic banks.
To Zoheret and her shipmates, Ship has been mother, father, and loving teacher, preparing them for their biggest challenge: to survive on their own, on an uninhabited planet, without Ship's protection. Now that day is almost upon them...but are they ready to leave Ship? Ship devises a test. And suddenly, instincts that have been latent for over a hundred years take over. Zoheret watches as friends become strangers--and enemies. Can Zoheret and her companions overcome the biggest obstacle to the survival of the human race--themselves?
To Zoheret and her shipmates, Ship has been mother, father, and loving teacher, preparing them for their biggest challenge: to survive on their own, on an uninhabited planet, without Ship's protection. Now that day is almost upon them...but are they ready to leave Ship? Ship devises a test. And suddenly, instincts that have been latent for over a hundred years take over. Zoheret watches as friends become strangers--and enemies. Can Zoheret and her companions overcome the biggest obstacle to the survival of the human race--themselves?
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About the Author
Pamela Sargent is the author of many highly praised novels for young adults and adults, including Earthseed, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. She has won the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and has been a finalist for the Hugo Award and the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award. She lives with writer George Zebrowski in upstate New York.
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Earthseed
Manuel suddenly climbed onto a table near the front of the room and held up his arms. He waited until the room was still, then spoke. "We'll all be going to the Hollow soon to live. That's what I want to talk to you about.
"We have to learn how to live by ourselves," Manuel went on. "So I think Ship should shut down its sensors while we're there. We're getting too dependent on Ship. We always expect it to be there, and it keeps us from thinking for ourselves."
Zoheret looked down. If anyone else had proposed the idea, she might have agreed easily. But Manuel had said it. He was always in trouble even with Ship watching; what would he do without Ship's vigilance?
Manuel suddenly climbed onto a table near the front of the room and held up his arms. He waited until the room was still, then spoke. "We'll all be going to the Hollow soon to live. That's what I want to talk to you about.
"We have to learn how to live by ourselves," Manuel went on. "So I think Ship should shut down its sensors while we're there. We're getting too dependent on Ship. We always expect it to be there, and it keeps us from thinking for ourselves."
Zoheret looked down. If anyone else had proposed the idea, she might have agreed easily. But Manuel had said it. He was always in trouble even with Ship watching; what would he do without Ship's vigilance?
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