In the next century, AI will surpass human intelligence, robots will reshape the concept of work, and fusion energy will unlock humanity's potential to build without limits. With aging eliminated the population booms and millions emigrate to the moons, planets, and asteroids where children are allowed. Hidden within these celestial bodies are new comfortable abodes, protected from the harshness of space. But as a rogue planet approaches, a select few are chosen to embark on a monumental journey beyond the solar system. They are guided by talented scientists who unveil the possibilities of distant worlds that could become humanity's future archipelago. But what to do if the galaxy is filled with life and intelligent beings, how could it not? Meanwhile, not everyone on Earth believes in leaving the safety of the Sun, and a powerful faction threatens to bring Project Hitchhiker to its knees. Oceans Above offers a tantalizing glimpse into a realistic future of space exploration, based on cutting-edge science and written by an astronomer. Prepare for a thought-provoking tale of the future where the most likely fate of humanity is revealed

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