“Everything is more complicated than you think. ― Orson Scott Card, quote from Pathfinder It has been one of the species' most valuable traits, in terms of the survival of any particular human community." "The selective voluntary blindness of human beings allows them to ignore the moral consequences of their choices. "You didn't think about it at all," said the expendable. And if you really thought we would colonize this world without making it 'ours', you'd be far too naive to command this expedition." The three continental preserves will be sufficient to allow biologists to study alien life at some point in the future. We would inevitably contaminate Garden, or worse yet, become contaminated and bring potentially deadly Gardenian life forms back to Earth.
"Visiting here as students of an alien evolutionary tradition would not be either cost-effective or, ultimately, successful. "But this is not our world, to treat however we want!" Ruthlessness was necessary but wins no votes." "It was not publicized or even discussed with the political arm of the colonization program. |y .“I had no idea we planned to be so ruthless." But a chance encounter with Umbo, another teen with a special talent, reveals a startling new aspect to Rigg's abilities, compelling him to reevaluate everything he's ever known. Rigg's only confidant is his father, whose sudden death leaves Rigg completely alone, aside from a sister he's never met. |a Rigg is a teenager who possesses a secret talent that allows him to see the paths of people's pasts. |a Read by Scott Brick, Kirby Heyborne, Don Leslie, Stefan Rudnicki, Kristoffer Tabori afterword read by the author. |a Grand Haven, MI : |b Brilliance Audio, |c p2010.
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