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Language English Pages 400 pages OCLC 51969172 Country United States of America | 3.7/5 Goodreads Publication date August 2, 2003 ISBN 0-7653-0262-4 Originally published 2 August 2003 Publisher Tor Books | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (hardback & paperback) Genres Novel, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction Nominations Hugo Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Similar Robert Charles Wilson books, Science Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blind Lake is a science fiction novel by author Robert Charles Wilson. It was published in 2003, and won a Prix Aurora Award for Best Long Form and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, both in 2004.
Contents
Plot introduction
The novel deals with a government installation at Blind Lake, Minnesota, where scientists observe sentient life on a planet 51 light-years away, using telescopes powered by quantum computers that have advanced beyond human understanding. A sudden and unexplained facility lockdown extends into a long-term quarantine. Observation department head Marguerite Hauser tries to carry on with her work studying the alien life while taking care of her socially-challenged daughter Tess, warding off her ex-husband Ray, and deciding how she feels about houseguest and disgraced journalist Chris.