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As first contact transforms Earth, a team of gifted visionaries race to create a new future in this wondrous science fiction novel from the award-winning author of The Best of All Possible Worlds.

“A complex story of first contact from a unique perspective that is warm, engaging, and wildly original.”—Martha…

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In a setting where climate change has radically transformed Earth, we meet Owen, a rock star who has a lot more going for him than musical abilities, namely an almost supernatural ability to influence and unify people.

His ability proves useful in preparing Earth for the leap forward onto the intergalactic political stage. A time skip in the narrative shows us Owen training a group of recruits to do precisely that: confront an alien presence. While this is a story about the struggle to save Earth, its focus is unique and asks intriguing questions about human nature and our likely…

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