Amid the Crowd of Stars Author:Stephen Leigh Explores the potential impact of alien infection on humankind as they traverse the stars and find themselves stranded on new and strange planets. — Amid the Crowd of Stars examins the ethical implications of interstellar travel, a topic rarely addressed in science fiction novels. What responsibilities do... more » we have to isolate ourselves from the bacteria, viruses, and other life of another world, and to prevent any of that alien biome from being brought back to Earth? What happens when a group of humans are stranded for centuries on another world with no choice but to expose themselves to that world? After such long exposure, are they still Homo sapiens or have they become another species entirely?« less