The Genesis Quest
 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Donald Moffitt |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
Publication date | 1986 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0743458337 |
| Followed by | Second Genesis |
The Genesis Quest is a 1986 science fiction novel by Donald Moffitt. It is part of a two-part series, the conclusion of the story being offered in Second Genesis.
Plot summary
The Genesis Quest gets around the problems involved with intergalactic travel, namely the distance, by avoiding the traditional staple of science fiction, faster than light travel. Instead Moffitt opts for a different tactic, that of having an alien race (The Nar) assemble humans from a stream of genetic information transmitted by radio from the Milky Way Galaxy. The resulting colony of humans spend some time integrated into the Nar society before growing restless, discovering the secret of human longevity, and embarking on the seemingly impossible millennia-long mission of a physical journey back to Earth. This epic journey is made in a gigantic space-grown semi-sentient Dyson tree known as Yggdrasil.