Prison For The Crime Of Puberty --

With Gritty Action And Realistic Science, Peter Watts Brings To Life A Dark And Vivid World.

The Worst Mistake Of First Contact, Made Throughout History By Individuals On Both Sides Of Every New Encounter, Has Been The Unfortunate Habit Of Making Assumptions. It Often Proved Fatal.

The Three Basic Material Rights -- Continuity, Mutual Obligation, And The Pursuit Of Happiness.

Petals Floating By, Drift Through My Woman's Hand, As She Remembers Me.

In All Of History, We Have Found Just One Cure For Error—a Partial Antidote Against Making And Repeating Grand, Foolish Mistakes, A Remedy Against Self-deception. That Antidote Is Criticism.