To Be Taught, If Fortunate

By Becky Chambers

Subjects: Science fiction, Moral and ethical aspects, Exploration, Discoveries in geography, Astronauts, Time dilatation, Life on other planets, Fiction, American literature, Fiction, science fiction, general, Cultural relations, Genetic engineering, Interplanetary voyages

Description: At the turn of the twenty-second century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through a revolutionary method known as somaforming, astronauts can survive in hostile environments off Earth using synthetic biological supplementations. With the fragile body no longer a limiting factor, human beings are at last able to explore exoplanets long suspected to harbour life.