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The mysterious alien Others are prohibiting humans from space travel by destroying Earth's fleet of starships in a display of unimaginable power.

Things are going nowhere for lowly MIT research assistant Matt Fuller--especially not after his girlfriend drops him for another man.

Haldeman tells the tale of Carmen Dula's six-year journey through space to the home of The Others, where she represents Earth in hopes of forging a peace accord.