The alien Umlari sent out a thousand starships in search of resources and to find, if they can, their long-lost home world. Walkers like Drewe are trained to use a custom-grown body to explore each new world. If she and her crechemates find the one where the Umlari first evolved, it will be the greatest discovery of their time. Or will it? For a terrible secret binds their lives together, and learning the truth may mean the end of all. First published in Forbidden Planets ed by Marvin Kaye (SFBC), this stunning science fiction novella received Honorable Mention in Gardner Dozois' Year's Best SF.
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Award-winning author and editor Julie E. Czerneda is a member of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. She has twenty-five science fiction and fantasy novels published by DAW Books, as well as numerous short stories and anthologies. Julie's works combine her training and love of biology with a boundless curiosity and optimism. Her recent publications include: Imaginings is her short story collection and standalone science fiction novel To Each This World, as well as the Aurora Award Nominated fantasy, A Shift of Time. Julie is represented by Sara Megibow of Megibow Literary Agency. www.czerneda.com