![]() They occasionally find human-inhabited colonies, but infrequently and there is no substantial trade or diplomacy. The first part of the book is largely political machinations: we learn that the Argonos has lost its original mission, or any connection with human civilization elsewhere in the galaxy. The Argonos is a generation ship, run by an Executive Council with nominal authority over the Captain. Ship of Fools is a Big Dumb Object crossed with a haunted house, and you can just picture it on the big screen, with an audience hanging on the edge of their seats when things go from creepy to scary to HOLY FUCKING SHIT! at the end. Haunted by what they have seen, the crew has no choice but to follow when another signal beckons the Argonos into deep space - and into the dark heart of an alien mystery. ![]() Now a steady, unidentified transmission lures them toward a nearby planet, where the grisly remains of a former colony await the crew. ![]() ![]() Home to generations of humans, the starship Argonos has wandered aimlessly throughout the galaxy for hundreds of years, desperately searching for other signs of life. ![]()
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