Vast
Vast by Linda Nagata, published by Gollancz in 2001, is a science fiction narrative that explores the boundaries of human knowledge and technology. This edition spans 359 pages and is presented in English. The story follows an advanced bio-tech ship and its crew as they navigate a relentless pursuit by an alien craft, highlighting the complexities of survival in a universe fraught with danger.
Readers will encounter themes of bio-engineering and the implications of near immortality, as humanity grapples with the alien Chenzeme and the ongoing war that has erupted across known space. The narrative delves into the melding of human consciousness with technology, illustrating the profound connection between the crew and their ships. As they confront fear and the potential for betrayal, the book invites readers to ponder the future of humanity in an ever-expanding cosmos.
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VAST takes science to the very edges of human knowledge and Science Fiction to a new level of wonder. An impossibly advanced bio-tech ship and its crew are being pursued by an alien craft. They have been hunted for decades and will be hunted for decades more. If they survive. Bio-engineering has given man near immortality but it has also allowed him the time to meet the alien Chenzeme. But perhaps not long enough to understand them. And so mankind¿s greatest and most desperate war has flared across known space. He fights in ships he has been engineered into ¿ melding his consciousness and his physical form seamlessly into the bio-walls and nerve systems of the craft. But bio-engineering cannot remove fear and the suspicion of betrayal.
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