Ascending

About “Ascending”

Oar is the last of her kind, a resident of the "planet of no return," once used by the Admiralty to imprison undesirables and those deemed expendable. Her body is transparent and indestructible, but her mind is growing weary and will soon succumb to a catatonic state that has taken the others of her genetically altered race. Oar refuses to give in, as powerful forces seek her destruction, and old allies need her help. She must uncover a true history before the apathetic hibernation takes her. With her friend, Admiral Festina Ramos, she searches for her final destiny in a vast and unpredictable universe, where nothing is certain. This is the 2001 novel Oar by James Alan Gardner.