Book description
A great interstellar migration has begun, down the gateway known as the
starstream. Remnant of the Betelgeuse supernova, the starstream is a
grand, ethereal highway deep into the Milky Way. It is also a living
entity: born of the merged souls of the once-living star and the other
beings who died in its creation. Who could have predicted the wonders of
the starstream, or the perils it unleashed? Among the perils is a
terrifying race known as the Throgs--shadowy beings that live in the
n-space of the starstream. Entire worlds have died, destroyed by the
Throgs. But life goes on, and colonists continue to settle new worlds.
Colony-bound aboard the starship Charity are one Claudi Melnik, a child
of uncommon talents--and an AI named Jeaves, who has his own interest in
an encounter with Throgs. When the unthinkable occurs, Claudi must face
alone the challenge from beyond space and time. And no one, not even
Jeaves, could have predicted the final confrontation, or imagined where
unexpected friendship would be found. DOWN THE STREAM OF STARS,
triumphant sequel to the bestselling FROM A CHANGELING STAR, is a daring
journey across the gulf between human and alien, to the heart of
consciousness itself. Jeffrey A. Carver's ETERNITY'S END was a Nebula
Award finalist. He lives in Arlington, Massachusetts.
