Blind Lake
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| Author | Robert Charles Wilson |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Released | August 2, 2003 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 400 pages |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-76530-262-4 |
Blind Lake is a science fiction novel by author Robert Charles Wilson. It was published in 2003 and nominated for the Hugo Award in 2004.
The novel deals with a government installation at Blind Lake, Minnesota, where scientists observe sentient life on a planet fifty-one 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.
Blind Lake is neither as narratively tight as its predecessor, The Chronoliths, or as ambitious as its Wilson's next novel, Spin. The plot line involving Tess is particularly clumsy and bears a striking resemblance to a Star Trek Next Generation Episode, "Imaginary Friend". As is typical of Wilson's work, though, the well defined characters and well conceived premise make the novel compelling.
It was published in French by Denoël édition in their Lunes d'encre collection in November 2005.
