“The universe you see out of the viewport right now, boss? It is practically useless at the speed of gravity. It does not exist, not in the same way. What you see out there is just a random collection of events, disjointed in space and time. An illusion. A changeable tapestry.”
Somewhere in the future, a lost astronaut awakens. Lost not in space, for he is exactly where they intended to send him, but in time.
Together with his rescuer turned companion, he must make sense of the future in which he finds himself. What quirks of astral physics and special relativity have flung him this far forward? Who is Control? What were The Extinguishings? How did man triumph over the speed of light, traversing the galaxy in the blink of an eye?
And, perhaps most importantly, what has this victory meant for humanity’s bond with the Earth, and with itself?
The LightSpeeder’s voyage of rediscovering his place in the galaxy begins on the serene shores of Eternia. But it is as much a journey into the ‘whys’ and ‘wherefores’ of the future, as the ‘hows’ and ‘whats’. An investigation into ultimate destination and destiny of man, and the human condition. An exploration of the values that make us human, no matter where in the galaxy we make home.
Written in the finest traditions of Carl Sagan and the early works of Isaac Asimov, ‘A Changeable Tapestry – Eternia’ marks the arrival of a new voice in the genre, emphasizing the need for and centrality of ‘science’ in ‘science fiction’.
