Earthseed
By Pamela Sargent
(Tor Teen, Mass Market Paperback, 9780765352873, 288pp.)
Publication Date: February 28, 2012
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Categories: Action & Adventure - General, Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
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The classic YA science fiction adventure by Nebula and Locus Award–winning author Pamela Sargent
The ship hurtles through space. Deep within its core, it carries the seed of humankind. Launched by the people of a dying Earth over a century ago, its mission is to find a habitable world for the children—fifteen-year-old Zoheret and her shipmates—whom it has created from its genetic banks. To Zoheret and her shipmates, Ship has been mother, father, and loving teacher, preparing them for their biggest challenge: to survive on their own, on an uninhabited planet, without Ship’s protection. Now that day is almost upon them...but are they ready to leave Ship? Ship devises a test. And suddenly, instincts that have been latent for over a hundred years take over. Zoheret watches as friends become strangers—and enemies. Can Zoheret and her companions overcome the biggest obstacle to the survival of the human race—themselves?Pamela Sargent has won the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and has been a finalist for the Hugo Award. She lives with writer George Zebrowski in upstate New York.
* ALA Best Books for Young Adults selection
* Booklist Young Adult Reviewer's Choice selection
* NYPL Books for the Teen Age selection
“ A melding of the psychological and the high adventure story, this gripping, emotion-evoking narrative is the first young adult novel by the author of Watchstar and other adult science fiction.”—Booklist, Starred Review
“The story is thought-provoking and full of odd surprises.”—School Library Journal
“This fascinating novel is very reminiscent of the better Heinlein juveniles (particularly Tunnel in the Sky)... A very impressive novel...should not be overlooked.” —San Francisco Chronicle
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