title: Hull Zero Three
author:  Greg Bear 
description: Starred Review. Multiple Hugo and Nebula winner Bear (City at the End of Time) sets this difficult but rewarding short novel on an interstellar colony ship gone astray. Teacher was supposed to be awakened just before landfall. What he finds when he gains some semblance of consciousness, however, is a dangerous and chaotic environment, with monsters roaming the ship's corridors and no one in charge. As he and a small band of equally ignorant crew members attempt to reach the gigantic ship's control center, they travel through a series of labyrinthine spaces, uncovering a variety of clues to the disaster that has destroyed large parts of the starship and damaged the controlling AIs. Not for those who prefer their space opera simpleminded, this beautifully written tale where nothing is as it seems will please readers with a well-developed sense of wonder. (Dec.) <br />(c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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  ## Hull Zero Three
  
  
    
  
  
  ### Greg Bear
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A starship hurtles through the emptiness of space. Its destination—unknown.
  Its purpose—a mystery.
  
  
  Now, one man wakes up. Ripped from a dream of a new home—a new planet and the
  woman he was meant to love in his arms—he finds himself wet, naked, and
  freezing to death. The dark halls are full of monsters but trusting other
  survivors he meets might be the greater danger.
  
  
  All he has are questions— Who is he? Where are they going? What happened to
  the dream of a new life? What happened to Hull 03?
  
  
  All will be answered, if he can survive the ship.
  
  
  
  
  
  **HULL ZERO THREE** is an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride through the darkest
  reaches of space.
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## HULL ZERO THREE
  
  
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  ## Greg Bear
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  FOR VINCE GERARDIS,
  
  
  Master of the Big Idea
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### PART ONE
  
  
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  ### THE FLESH
  
  
  