Sister Alice
Oct 2003 · Macmillan
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A secret threatens to upend millions of years of galactic peace in this “epic tale of visionary futures and scientific speculation” (Library Journal).
Millions of years from now, humanity is driven to the brink of self-destruction. To save it, the world’s great leaders create an elite group who keep the peace and safeguard humanity’s future. Genetically enhanced, these Families are the carriers of Earth’s greatest talents, a force unlike any in the history of mankind.
For ten million years, these Families have dominated the galaxy. But then Alice, a brilliant scientist of the Chamberlain family, took part in an attempt to create a new galaxy. Her experiment unleashed forces that the families could not control, causing a catastrophe that killed untold billions of people on many worlds.
Before she is punished, Alice visits her youngest brother, Ord. She reveals a secret that launches him on a quest—one that will take him across the vast reaches of space. He must discover his own true nature, and somehow restore the family honor. Sister Alice is his epic story.
Millions of years from now, humanity is driven to the brink of self-destruction. To save it, the world’s great leaders create an elite group who keep the peace and safeguard humanity’s future. Genetically enhanced, these Families are the carriers of Earth’s greatest talents, a force unlike any in the history of mankind.
For ten million years, these Families have dominated the galaxy. But then Alice, a brilliant scientist of the Chamberlain family, took part in an attempt to create a new galaxy. Her experiment unleashed forces that the families could not control, causing a catastrophe that killed untold billions of people on many worlds.
Before she is punished, Alice visits her youngest brother, Ord. She reveals a secret that launches him on a quest—one that will take him across the vast reaches of space. He must discover his own true nature, and somehow restore the family honor. Sister Alice is his epic story.
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David Chess
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July 23, 2025
Pretty good ultra-tech SF Millions of years. A galaxy full of humanity, at peace because the thousand Families have god-like powers (at least the elders do) and make sure things stay on track. Then things go terribly off-track, and one of the eldest of one of the most prominent Families contacts one of her very youngest brothers, and all sorts of things, including vast destruction and time-travel and perhaps the creation of new universes, ensue. I found the action a little muddled at times, motivations and decisions and limitations confusing and perhaps driven by plot reasons. And the writing dragged slightly at times. But generally good! Interesting concepts, wild characters, vast-scale events.
About the author
Robert Reed is the author of Marrow and ten other high-concept science fiction novels. A multiple finalist for the Hugo Award, he has had many stories published in major SF magazines, and reprinted in "year's best" anthologies. He has recently finished The Well of Stars, the sequel to MarrowHe lives with his family in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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