Second Genesis (novel)

Second Genesis is a 1986 science fiction novel by American author Donald Moffitt.

Second Genesis
Cover of the first edition
AuthorDonald Moffitt
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
Publication date
1986
Media typePrint (Paperback)
ISBN978-0747400165

In the previous novel, The Genesis Quest (1986), the alien Nar species discovered radio transmissions containing the genetic codes and cultural records of a species called Humanity, transmitted from a distant galaxy. Now the humans created with this information have discovered the biochemical key to immortality, and have decided to dedicate their now-long lives to discovering their origins in the distant Milky Way. They create a starship using a Dyson tree called Yggdrasil, bound to a Bussard ramjet, to search for the world of their ancestors, and wind up discovering both ancient wonders and a disturbing new threat; a predatory species that cannot share the universe with anyone.