Genesis, Paul Chafe
Genesis, Paul Chafe
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Genesis

Author: Paul Chafe

Series: Ark #1

Narrator: James Anderson Foster

Unabridged: 16 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/07/2020

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

The human race is running out of time on overcrowded Earth, and only one man has the courage to do what is necessary to save it. Colony ship Ark is the greatest project the human race will ever attempt, a self-contained world one hundred years in the building, launched on a ten thousand year voyage to carry the seeds of civilization to the stars. It is humanity's final gamble for escape from a desperate world, but the price of hope is measured in lives.

Joshua Crewe, Ark's designer. Obsessed with his vision, he's devoted his life to winning the power to turn it into reality. No burden is too great to bear in pursuit of his dream—especially when other people are the ones to bear it.

Aurora Brady, first of the space-born, with one foot in the future and one in the past. She must give power to her enemies to see Ark launched, but giving too much will mean its destruction.

Jedidiah Fourgere, a simple farm boy. He finds himself caught up in a revolution that will forever change the balance of power in Ark's hermetically sealed world. Torn between love and faith, humanity's future lies in his hands.

About Paul Chafe

Paul Chafe was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1965. Currently he is pursuing graduate studies in electrical engineering at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is an infantry officer in the Canadian armed forces reserve and has served with four regiments. When he isn't writing he devotes his spare time to flying sailplanes, parachuting, cycling, and travel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David

4/5ths of the novel deals with the politics and technological breakthroughs of building a colony ship that would last 10,000 years - long enough to reach a distant star. The remainder is about life aboard a closed environment that has a small contingent of technicians and a much larger society of fa......more

Goodreads review by Gendou

I really liked this book. From time to time I was grew tired of the religion theme, but the hard science fiction kept me thinking. My favorite parts were the stages of technical planning, and the space elevator. I also enjoyed the second half of the book, which focused on a generation of people born on......more