Book description
"Because it's there..."
That was why Earth men climbed Mt. Everest and why, in 2017, they set
out for the distant star, Wolf 359. In 1988, they had learned that
intelligent inhabitants from a planet orbiting Wolf 359 had been
signaling Earth. That fact was reason enough to dispatch a manned probe
to explore and investigate. But perhaps there was another reason for the
journey. A reason too incredible for Earth people ever to imagine. A
reason they might never understand even when they land on the planet
they call Jennings' World. George Alec Effinger was born in Cleveland,
Ohio, in 1947. He attended Yale University, where an organic chemistry
course disabused him of the notion of becoming a doctor. He had the
opportunity to meet many of his SF idols thanks to his first wife, who
was Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm's babysitter. With their
encouragement, he began writing science fiction in 1970. He published at
least 20 novels and 6 collections of short fiction including WHEN
GRAVITY FAILS and THE EXILE KISS. As well, he also wrote and published
two crime novels, FELICIA and SHADOW MONEY. With his Budayeen novels,
Effinger helped to found the Cyberpunk genre. He was a Hugo and Nebula
award winner and a favorite amongst fellow SF writers.
