Book four of the Merimnae Saga
Another generation has come of age on Physeter, orbiting Tau Ceti as the only human interstellar colony. Their leaders rub roughly against each other but the population grows. And the effort to complete the mission continues.
Then there are more discoveries. Alien artifacts. And a ship coming to Physeter from afar. What stories will each of these have to tell? What will change at Cetacea?
And three of them are gone, gone light years away. What will become of them? Will their story be told?
The forty year mission to another star to find a new planet where humans can live is very believable. Four crew take turns being awake. There is emptiness and loneliness, but also camaraderie and love. It has wonderful discussions about genetic memories and the human-bacteria symbiosis.
Floor Kist
If you like Verne, you like Altmann.