Gravity Dreams

When Tyndel offends against the deeply conservative and religious culture in which he has been raised, he is exiled to a more advanced civilization - a space-faring nation considered to be demons by his own people.Even with the rare ability that will enable him to become a space pilot, it is not easy to find his place in this strange new world. And neither his talent nor his upbringing has prepared Tyndel for what he will encounter in the vastness of space. In Earth's distant future, Tyndel is both teacher and mentor, a staunch devotee to his conservative and rigidly structured religious culture. Then a rogue infection of nanotechnology transforms him into a "demon", something more than human, and he is forced into exile, fleeing to the more technologically advanced space-faring civilization that lies to the north, one that his own righteous people consider evil. Although shaken by his transformation, he has the rare talent required to become a space pilot. What no one, least of all Tyndel, expects, is his deep-space encounter with a vastly superior being--perhaps with God. Other Series by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. The Saga of Recluce The Imager Portfolio When Tyndel offends against the deeply conservative, religious culture in which he has been raised, he is exiled to a more technologically advanced civilization. It is not easy for him to adjust and neither his upbringing nor his piloting talent prepare him for what he will encounter in space.