Not exact matches
Pushing the limits
of human exploration has always been risky, yet after each space
tragedy, presidents and pundits conclude that the program must go on.
The result is a beautifully written and absorbing tale
of the high seas, scientific
exploration,
human tragedy, and the world on the cusp
of the modern era.
Seated Warrior, punctured by a single gunshot, expands the series beyond the recognition and remembrance
of these
tragedies into an
exploration of the
human condition and the desire for transcendence.