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Narrated by: Scott Miller

Unabridged — 26 minutes

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Overview

In a world where suffering has been engineered out of existence, difference has quietly vanished along with it. Humanity has mastered the art of kindness, eliminating cruelty, fear, and imperfection-but something essential may have been lost in the process. When space travel is reborn after centuries of restraint, the future seems peaceful, rational, and complete. Yet beneath that serenity lies an unspoken question about ambition, courage, and who gets to carry humanity's oldest dreams forw...