Bücher der Reihe Library Ship Saga

Patrick and Susan have enjoyed a relatively peaceful life on the colony of Tau Ceti 2, twelve light years from Earth. However, everything changes when the starship Asimov arrives.Asimov is unlike any other ship that has graced the Tau Ceti colony in the past, and when it announces a new project-a groundbreaking device called a "Link," designed to facilitate faster-than-light communication between the colony and Earth, eliminating the isolating twelve-year message delay-Susan volunteers to assist.Susan discovers that the library ship, designed to house all of Earth's knowledge, was programmed to keep much of its knowledge from the colonists-information that could help grow the colony.Forbidden knowledge and hidden truths become a problem. The forbidden knowledge, once revealed, is the key to growing the colony, but the hidden truths threaten that growth.Many among the colonists are suspicious of Earth's intentions. More immediately, is the other colony settlement-the Ellis Research Station two hundred miles from Grissom-supporting Earth's plans? Can they uncover Earth's endgame amid the Asimov's vast archives, or will they become pawns in a battle that forever alters the colony's future?

Ambassador Edward Goldstein has made mankind's first contact with an alien race. The Kitar are friendly, but Novo Kitar is far from Earth, and some do not welcome the news.Tensions between the Western Alliance and the Eastern Bloc are increasing. For two centuries, the Western Alliance enforced peace through its monopoly on the Stenhouse technology used to power starships and provide cheap, clean energy to the world. But the Eastern Bloc has developed its own Stenhouse capability, emboldening its leaders, who see possible Kitar technology as a threat.To convince Earth's people that the Kitar are not a danger, the Western Alliance asks Ambassador Goldstein to bring two Kitar to Earth, but the situation is rapidly deteriorating.The Eastern Bloc has attacked Japan and made plans to prevent Ambassador Goldstein from returning to Earth while factions within the Western Alliance plot their own response.