Lauded as -the natural heir to the hard-sci-fi crown of Arthur C. Clarke- ( The Daily Telegraph , UK), Stephen Baxter delivers an unforgettable novel of an extraordinary world--and its untamed landscape.... Mankind's future in this galaxy could be all but infinite.... There are hundreds of billions of red dwarf stars, lasting trillions of years--and their planets can be habitable for humans. Such is the world of Proxima Centauri. And its promise could...