Written by a highly regarded expert on space travel and exploration,
Allen Steele's Arkwright features the precision of hard science
fiction with a compelling cast of characters.
In the vein of classic authors such as Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov,
and Arthur C. Clarke, Nathan Arkwright is a seminal author of the 20th
century. At the end of his life he becomes reclusive and cantankerous,
refusing to appear before or interact with his legion of fans. Little
does anyone know, Nathan is putting into motion his true timeless
legacy. Convinced that humanity cannot survive on Earth, his Arkwright
Foundation dedicates itself to creating a colony on an earthlike planet
several light-years distant. Fueled by Nathan's legacy, generations of
Arkwrights are drawn together - and pulled apart - by the enormity of
the task and weight of their name.
This is classic, epic science fiction and engaging character-driven
storytelling that will appeal to devotees of the genre as well as fans
of current major motion pictures such as Gravity and Interstellar.
