The Galaxy, and the Ground Within: A Novel (Wayfarers) (N)

Return To The Sprawling, Hugo Award-winning Universe Of The Galactic Commons To Explore Another Corner Of The Cosmos--one Often Mentioned, But Not Yet Explored--in This Absorbing Entry In The Wayfarers Series, Which Blends Heart-warming Characters And Imaginative Adventure. With No Water, No Air, And No Native Life, The Planet Gora Is Unremarkable. The Only Thing It Has Going For It Is A Chance Proximity To More Popular Worlds, Making It A Decent Stopover For Ships Traveling Between The Wormholes That Keep The Galactic Commons Connected. If Deep Space Is A Highway, Gora Is Just Your Average Truck Stop. At The Five-hop One-stop, Long-haul Spacers Can Stretch Their Legs (if They Have Legs, That Is), And Get Fuel, Transit Permits, And Assorted Supplies. The Five-hop Is Run By An Enterprising Alien And Her Sometimes Helpful Child, Who Work Hard To Provide A Little Piece Of Home To Everyone Passing Through. When A Freak Technological Failure Halts All Traffic To And From Gora, Three Strangers--all Different Species With Different Aims--are Thrown Together At The Five-hop. Grounded, With Nothing To Do But Wait, The Trio--an Exiled Artist With An Appointment To Keep, A Cargo Runner At A Personal Crossroads, And A Mysterious Individual Doing Her Best To Help Those On The Fringes--are Compelled To Confront Where They've Been, Where They Might Go, And What They Are, Or Could Be, To Each Other.