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Shadows in Flight

by Orson Scott Card

A family’s search for a cure in deep space

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A family’s search for a cure in deep space

Bean and three of his children leave for a derelict colony ship, seeking a cure for engineered genes that bring exceptional intelligence alongside shortened lives. Their isolation becomes more precarious when distortions in space-time cause humanity to forget them. The premise brings family survival and genetic engineering into a military science-fiction setting, with the ship serving as the setting for a struggle shaped by both biology and the limits of connection to Earth.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in military science fiction with a family-centered premise
  • Those drawn to stories about genetic engineering and the consequences of altered human traits
  • Readers seeking science fiction involving space-time distortions and isolation

Themes

Family and survivalGenetic engineeringIntelligence and mortalityIsolation and memory

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Book overview

Bean moves with three of his children into a derelict space colony ship where they hope for a cure to engineered genes that give them high intelligence and short lives, a situation that is complicated when space-time distortions cause them to be forgotten by humanity.
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