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#2405 of 8,085 books · #652 in Science Fiction

Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award (1998) and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1998).

Possible signs of organic life have been found on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. A group of visionaries led by NASA's Paula Benacerraf plan a daring one-way mission that will cost them everything. Taking nearly a decade, the billion-mile voyage includes a "slingshot" transit of Venus, a catastrophic solar storm, and a constant struggle to keep the ship and crew functioning. But it is on the icy surface of Titan itself that the true adventure begins. In the orange methane slush the astronauts will discover the secret of life's origins and reach for a human destiny beyond their wildest dreams.

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Publisher
HarperCollins Voyager
ISBN-13
9780007502066
Topics
Space explorationSurvivalOrigins of life

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