Destiny's Road

by Larry Niven

Wide and smooth, the Road was seared into planet Destiny's rocky surface by the fusion drive of the powered landing craft, Cavorite. The Cavorite deserted the original interstellar colonists, stranding them without hope of contacting Earth.

Now, descendants of those pioneers have many questions about the Road, but no settler who has gone down it has ever returned. For Jemmy Bloocher, a young farm boy, the questions burn too hot--and he sets out to uncover the many mysteries of Destiny's Road.

• ISBN10: 0812511069
• ISBN13: 9780812511062
• Publish Date: 15 May 1998 (first published 1 June 1997)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Tor Books
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 433
• Language: English

Reviews

[teachergorman]

Niven proves that more is not always better with this winding tale about a young man who grows up to be a middle aged man while making his way down his planet’s main road and trying to figure out the world’s big secret. He comes across all these interesting communities along the way, and some of the scenes are great, but I found myself wishing some would hurry up and others were cut entirely. Most disappointing, the big reveal at the end (which I won’t give away) is disappointing.