
The hopes, dreams, and ambitions of one generation are not easily passed on to succeeding generations. In the enclosed world of Igen they failed, the people weakened and faltered, staggering to the brink of extinction. Their only hope lay in the arrival of their greatest fear,...

A huge ship is discovered halfway between two star systems. Closer inspection shows it to be inhabited, but the inhabitants have devolved to a primitive society. It all comes apart when a peaceful envoy is attacked and a member captured. This thing isn't just an intellectual...