Starbound

In "Starbound," award-winning author Joe Haldeman returns to the epic story of humanity's fight for interstellar survival that he began in "Marsbound." After making contact with alien life on Mars, Carmen Dula and her husband, pilot Paul Collins, take on a vital mission: They will spend six years traveling through deep space with five other humans and two Martians in hopes of convincing the "Others"- an enigmatic and powerful race of beings- to spare humanity from total destruction. The team struggles to find common ground with the Others; however, the Others are more powerful than anyone imagines, and when Carmen and her team return home, humanity is prepared to fight an unparalleled battle.