Synopses & Reviews
Exodus 27 is about to take off for Arbroth, an unspoiled planet seven light-years away. Thousands of Earth colonists are asleep in its cryogenic chambers. Suddenly Troy, a young crewman, sounds the alarm. There's an alien girl with tangerine eyes aboard the spaceship. On Arbroth, Eth, a young dream-weaver, awakens from an odd dream about a blue-eyed boy and a silvery wheel hurtling through space. The women of the Dream-Weavers Guild who run Arbroth by "correcting" people's auras enlist Eth's help. Will the technologically superior knowledge of Troy and the psychic powers of Eth be able to divert the spaceship to Malroth, Arbroth's twin planet? The bond that forms between Troy and Eth may be the only chance to save Arbroth and themselves.
Review
"An intriguing combination of philosophical science fiction and fantasy."
Review
"An intriguing combination of philosophical science fiction and fantasy." School Library Journal
"When her frightening dreams about a blue-eyed, alien boy come to the attention of the Dream-Weavers Guild, Eth is accepted for training even though she is unusually young. As she learns the art of healing and weaving dreams that maintain harmony and stability in her society, a spaceship from Earth is carrying 3,000 colonists to her planet, among them17-year-old Troy, who fears the colonists' intentions for their new world...Lawrence explores imperialism, exploitation, and the chilling implications of psychic manipulation and censorship for the public good. The action is intense with lots of twists and turns; Lawrence's characters are striking; and her conclusion is satisfying, though not what readers may expect. All in all, a first-rate piece of science fiction." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review
Synopsis
An intricately woven and brilliantly conceived YA novel deal with the confrontation between gentle, nature-loving psychics of the planet Arboth and the technically superior invaders from Earth en route to colonize Arboth.