Earthsearch

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Summary: Earthsearch... But who are the searchers?
Review: This review is based on the BBC Radio Serial. (Late 70's/early 80's?) I have recently acquired the book, and I am still searching for the sequel "Earthsearch 2" which was also broadcast as a radio serial by the BBC.

The story is quite amazing, and difficult to summarize without spoiling it, so I will try just to give some impressions. Much of it takes place on board a gigantic (miles long) spacecraft, which is equipped as a "generation ship" and has crew hibernation facilities. There is an equivalent to "HAL 9000" (very different in personality though) in the form of two computers known as the "Angels". The most amazing thing about this story is the fact that if you follow certain clues, and you have astronomical knowledge, you can figure out where and what things are, and indeed the date (to a millennium or so).

If you can find Earthsearch 2, it is just as exciting as the first book!