Now in paperback, this innovative sci-fi novel explores the potential
impact of alien infection on humankind as they traverse the stars and
find themselves stranded on new and strange planets.
Amid the Crowd of Stars is a grand scale science fiction novel
examining the ethical implications of interstellar travel, a topic
rarely addressed in science fiction novels. What responsibilities do we
have to isolate ourselves from the bacteria, viruses, and other life of
another world, and to prevent any of that alien biome from being brought
back to Earth?
What happens when a group of humans are stranded for centuries on
another world with no choice but to expose themselves to that world?
After such long exposure, are they still Homo sapiens or have they
become another species entirely?
These questions are at the heart of this intriguing novel, explored
through the complicated lives and the viewpoints of the people who have
come to rescue the stranded colony, the members of that colony, and the
sentient alien life that dwells on the planet. Difficult life and death
choices will be made by all involved.