Series: Book 3 in the Wayfarers series
Rating: Not rated
Tags: Science Fiction, Lang:en
Summary
Return to the sprawling universe
of the Galactic Commons, as humans, artificial intelligence,
aliens, and some beings yet undiscovered explore what it
means to be a community. Hundreds of years ago, the last humans on Earth boarded
the Exodus Fleet in search of a new home among the stars.
After centuries spent wandering empty space, their
descendants were eventually accepted by the well-established
species that govern the Milky Way. But that was long ago. Today, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, the birthplace
of many, yet a place few outsiders have ever visited. While
the Exodans take great pride in their original community and
traditions, their culture has been influenced by others
beyond their bulkheads. As many Exodans leave for alien
cities or terrestrial colonies, those who remain are left to
ponder their own lives and futures: What is the purpose of a
ship that has reached its destination? Why remain in space
when there are habitable worlds available to live? What is
the price of sustaining their carefully balanced way of life
— and is it worth saving at all? A young apprentice, a lifelong spacer with young children,
a planet-raised traveler, an alien academic, a caretaker for
the dead, and an Archivist whose mission is to ensure no
one’s story is forgotten, wrestle with these profound
universal questions. The answers may seem small on the
galactic scale, but to these individuals, it could mean
everything.