A novel of Interstellar Contact, Virtual Worlds, and the Essence of Humanity.
Earth is empty of humans. This surprising observation stymies Rome and his shipmates, crew of the starship come to re-establish contact from the colonies. What could have happened in the 500-years of the non-interference treaty to vanish everyone?
Meanwhile, on Earth, Emily is living her computer-simulated life, along with the rest of Earth's residents: bodies stored in vast underground chambers, minds living without disease, poverty, or pain. But dramatic change is coming to their carefully regulated virtual world. Impenetrable black walls suddenly cut off cities. Monsters appear, destroying all they touch. Emily's expertise has her on the front line of the investigation, trying to understand these frightening developments.
Follow Rome and Emily on their journeys through real and virtual worlds, discover buried secrets and suppressed histories, and question what it means to be truly human.
"This book is amazing…Rome and Emily are both well formed characters that stand fantastically on their own and when they come together, it's just even better…This is a fast paced, fresh, fantastic work of science fiction." —Readers' Favorite.
Gustavo Bondoni is an award-winning Argentinian author who has written over one hundred short stories, published in fourteen countries, in seven languages. With his novel, Outside, he shows his fluency in English language science fiction.
