From Library Journal
The unexpected death of a crew member of the spaceship Argo during a ten-year voyage to a newly discovered, potentially habitable planet plunges the space-weary crew into a nightmare of suspicion as one man attempts to expose a murderer. Sawyer's first novel expertly combines mystery and sf in a fast-moving thriller recommended for sf collections.Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Review
"A wonderful science fiction novel, better than the movie 2001."--The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

"The prose, characterization, pacing, speculation, and storyline are so assured, it's hard to believe that this is a first effort."--Charles de Lint, Science Fiction Review



Review
"A wonderful science fiction novel, better than the movie 2001."--The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

"The prose, characterization, pacing, speculation, and storyline are so assured, it's hard to believe that this is a first effort."--Charles de Lint, Science Fiction Review



Book Description
Aboard Argo, a colonization ship bound for Eta Cephei IV, people are very close--there's no other choice. So when Aaron Rossman's ex-wife dies in what seems to be a bizarre accident, everyone offers their sympathy, politely keeping their suspicions of suicide to themselves. But Aaron cannot simply accept her death. He must know the truth: Was it an accident, or did she commit suicide? When Aaron discovers the truth behind her death, he is faced with a terrible secret--a secret that could cost him his life.



From the Publisher
"The prose, characterization, pacing, speculation, and storyline are so assured, it's hard to believe that this is a first effort." --Charles de Lint, Science Fiction Review "A wonderful science fiction novel, better than the movie 2001." --The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Sawyer's three most recent novels were nominated for the Hugo Award. He has won the Nebula Award for Best Novel, as well as the major Canadian awards for best science fiction and best mystery. Here is the novel that began his career, Golden Fleece. JASON, a sentient computer that controls systems aboard the Argo, a colonization ship bound for Eta Cephei IV, narrates the story, as Aaron Rossman investigates the odd circumstances surrounding his ex-wife's suicide. When Aaron discovers the truth behind her death, Jason is faced with either committing another murder or revealing a terrible secret that concerns the fate of Earth itself.

FROM THE CRITICS

Library Journal

The unexpected death of a crew member of the spaceship Argo during a ten-year voyage to a newly discovered, potentially habitable planet plunges the space-weary crew into a nightmare of suspicion as one man attempts to expose a murderer. Sawyer's first novel expertly combines mystery and sf in a fast-moving thriller recommended for sf collections.

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