A sci-fi novel by the author of the acclaimed series Pilgrims. At the end of the twenty-first century, scientists made a breakthrough: through a revolutionary method known as somaformation, astronauts can survive long-term in hostile environments beyond Earth. Now that humans no longer have to be limited by the fragility of their bodies, they are finally able to travel to distant exoplanets believed to harbor life. One such team includes Ariadne O'Neill and her three colleagues. They embark on a mission to explore four habitable worlds. But as Ariadne travels through physical forms and time, the culture on Earth is also changing. Given that the home planet may have long forgotten its envoys, Ariadne begins to document the story of the wonders and dangers of her mission in the hope that someone back home will listen.
