A
book by
David Zindell. The
universe of Neverness is intriguingly
complex, filled with
extraordinary beings. There are the Alaloi, who have chosen to return to the
Neanderthal state ... the Order of
Pilots which reworks the laws of time and
physics to catapult its members through dense regions of 'thickspace' ... the
Solid State Entity, a vast
brain made up of moon-sized biocomputers... and the leldra, a legendary race of aliens that seeded the
galaxy aeons ago with its
DNA and so began the evolutionary cycle.
Against this rich backdrop unfolds the story of young, headstrong Mallory Ringess, a novitiate of the Order of Pilots. Against all odds he has penetrated the Solid State Entity - and made a stunning discovery. A discovery that could unlock the secret of immortality hidden among the Alaloi....