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Its the year 2106 and human life as we know it has been banished
to a few asteroid colonies and to the moons of Jupiter. The inner planets
have all been taken over by a strange half-organic / half-nano life form
called Mycora that consumes everything it touches.
As humanity's numbers dwindle, the powers-that-be determine to take
action. John Strasheim is tapped to cover the event because of his extensive
writing about the Mycora attacks or "blooms." A scouting expedition
to Earth is planned to get a good look at the enemy and determine what can be
done. But before the trip can even get started, the expedition is attacked.
The voyagers take off in a panic, leaving one of their number dead on the
dock, killed by the Mycora.
But, who among humanity's remnants would want to sabotage such a mission?
Even the misguided followers of the Temples would have no reason to sabotage a
scouting expedition. What if this mission is more that it appears? And what about
the rumors of human beings living in the inner system?
These are just some of the mysteries John has to solve while cruising in
towards Earth, meeting the humans living in asteroidal environments, getting
chased by renegade spaceships, and struggling to accomplish the ship's mission.
I fine yarn, all in all. Very inventive - although perhaps a little too
optimistic about human nature. I highly recommend this one if you haven't read it!
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