The unfinished sci-fi masterpiece by the author of Stranger in a Strange Landโcompleted by the Hugo Awardโwinning author of The Stardance Trilogy.
Joel Johnston has found the love of his life in Jinny Hamilton. Life would be perfect if only he earned enough money to support a family. But now that Jinny knows his love is true, she reveals an incredible secret: she is really Jinny Conrad, granddaughter of Richard Conrad, the wealthiest man in the solar system. And now that Joel proven his love for Jinny, her family has a plan for him.
Joel is to be groomed for a place in the vast Conrad empire and sire a dynasty to carry on the family business. Most men would jump at the opportunity. But to Jinnyโs surprise, and even his own, Joel turns down her generous offer and sets off on the mother of all benders.
When he wakes up on a colony ship heading into space, he decides itโs time to forget Jinny and make a life among the stars. But his plansโand the plans of billions of othersโare shattered by a cosmic cataclysm so devastating it will take all of humanityโs strength and ingenuity just to survive.
When an outline for Variable Star was found among Robert A. Heinleinโs papers, Spider Robinson was commissioned to complete the novel. The result is a thrilling new work of science fiction from two of the genreโs greatest minds.
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