New York: St Martin's, (1978.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED by the author on the title page. A novel which examines the big questions such as "what is man?" "where does he come from?" - 'Approximately one million B.C. an automated factory ship from an alien civilization passes too near a star unexpectedly gone nova.' 295 pp. Dust jacket art by David B. Mattingly. ISBN: 0-345-309251.