Shipstar: A Science Fiction Novel (Bowl of Heaven 2)

About this book

The dramatic sequel to Larry Niven and Gregory Benfords New York Times bestselling novel Bowl of Heaven Science fiction masters Larry Niven (Ringworld) and Gregory Benford (Timescape) continue the thrilling adventure of a human expedition to another star system that is jeopardized by an encounter with an astonishingly immense artifact in interstellar space: a bowl-shaped structure cupping a star with a habitable area equivalent to many millions of Earths. And which tantalizingly is on a direct path heading toward the same system the human ship is to colonize. Investigating the Bowl or Shipstar the human explorers are separatedone group captured by the gigantic structures alien inhabitants the other pursued across its strange and dangerous landscapewhile the mystery of the Shipstars origins and purpose propel the human voyagers toward discoveries that transform their understanding of their place in the universe.