| Amazon.com Earth is ailing， and Quakers from various countries band together for a brave mission: build a self-sustaining spaceship， and travel to the stars to find another home. The Dazzle of Day chronicles the lives of people who grew up on the Dusty Miller and lived to see it reach its destination. Spiritual， steady Kristina plays the middle note in Gloss's triadic exploration of the inner lives of women; Verano begins the journey from Earth， and Vintro's story comprises the finishing notes after the journey's end. Onboard the Dusty Miller， a depressive malaise spreads throughout the colonists， and Kristina's daughter-in-law Juko witnesses a suicide by a co-worker while mending the ship's solar sails. Other players include Juko's son Cejo， her quiet ex-husband Humberto， and her husband Bjoro， a scientist who visits the new planet's inhospitable surface and lives to bring back reports. The colonists， who've lived their entire lives on a small climate-controlled ship， must decide whether to adjust to life on the chilly planet， prepare to terraform a section on its surface， or continue on to search for a more suitable home. Gloss's lyrical and leisurely prose describes the lives of the spacefarers: religion and politics， quarrels and friendships， love and despisal， illness and death. At times this science fiction feels homespun as the gentle but human Quakers strive for consensus in their community during a time of wrenching change. From Library Journal Gloss's second novel (following The Jump-Off Creek， LJ 7/89)， and her first in the sf genre， explores a utopian theme. A group of Esperanto-speaking Quakers search for a new planet to colonize. Many generations and 175 years later， they arrive at their New World， a planet whose inhospitable climate causes them to debate staying in the safe cocoon of their ship. This is the story of generations intermarrying， getting along， fighting， and resolving differences in the Quaker way on a ship outfitted more like a pueblo than a tin can. These fascinating interactions in a biodome in the sky could just as well have taken place on an island. Highly recommended for sf collections.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information， Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. See all Editorial Reviews |
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