Earthseed

Book 1: Seed Trilogy

by Pamela Sargent

Genres: YA Action & Adventure

Synopsis

Ship hurtles through space. Deep within its core it carries the seed of humankind. Launched by the people of a dying Earth over a century ago, its mission is to find a habitable world for the children—fifteen-year-old Zoheret and her shipmates—whom it has created from its genetic banks.

To Zoheret and her shipmates, Ship has been mother, father, and loving teacher, preparing them for their biggest challenge: to survive on their own, on an uninhabited planet, without Ship’s protection. Now that day is almost upon them, but are they ready? Ship devises a test, and suddenly instincts that have been latent for over a hundred years take over.

Zoheret watches as friends become strangers—and enemies. Can Zoheret and her companions overcome the biggest obstacle to the survival of the human race—themselves?

A Blackstone Audio production.

Release date: January 15, 2007

Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates

Print pages: 304

Sample

Earthseed

Manuel suddenly climbed onto a table near the front of the room and held up his arms. He waited until the room was still, then spoke. "We'll all be going to the Hollow soon to live. That's what I want to talk to you about.
"We have to learn how to live by ourselves," Manuel went on. "So I think Ship should shut down its sensors while we're there. We're getting too dependent on Ship. We always expect it to be there, and it keeps us from thinking for ourselves."
Zoheret looked down. If anyone else had proposed the idea, she might have agreed easily. But Manuel had said it. He was always in trouble even with Ship watching; what would he do without Ship's vigilance?