Proxima
By: Stephen Baxter
Publisher: ROC, Published by the Penguin Group; Ace
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9780451467706
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Space colonies; Fiction; FICTION / Science Fiction / General
Description: "Mankind's future in this galaxy could be all but infinite.... There are hundreds of billions of red dwarf stars, lasting trillions of years--and their planets can be habitable for humans. Such is the world of Proxima Centauri. And its promise could mean the never-ending existence of humanity. But first it must be colonized, and no one wants to be a settler. There is no glamor that accompanies it, like being the first man on the moon, nor is there the ease of becoming a citizen of an already-tamed world. There is only hardship...loneliness...emptiness. But that's where Yuri comes in. Because sometimes exploration isn't voluntary. It must be coerced..."--