//~Mission to locate Earth-temperate planet for colonisation: failed …
//~1000 years out from Earth base, damage to colony sleeper hangars 1, 3 and 4 sustained … all lives lost … hangars 2 and 5 still operational …
//~Mission parameters adjusted: Augmentation of colonists to commence …
//~Request all drones and ’bots to medical units to begin experimentation …
"British writing with a deft, understated touch: wonderful" - New Scientist.
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affecting" - Paul McAuley.
"One of the very best of the new generation of British SF writers" - Vector
"Eric Brown has an enviable talent for writing stories which are the essence
of modern science fiction and yet show a passionate concern for the human
predicament and human values" - Bob Shaw.
