April 1, 2083. A gastropod sent to Earth by the Far Being Retzglaran swallows McGill Feighan, age 4 days, and studies him for 71.4 hours. — At age 5, Feighan becomes a Flinger - able to travel the universe in a flicker and a flash - and one of the most endangered individuals in the Galaxy. — And in the year 2100, McGill Feighan begins an unguided quest for the Far Being, source of his powers and persecution. It is a journey that promises to send him to the far reaches of both experience and space...
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April 1, 2083. A gastropod sent to Earth by the Far Being Retzglaran swallows McGill Feighan, age 4 days, and studies him for 71.4 hours. — At age 5, Feighan becomes a Flinger - able to travel the universe in a flicker and a flash - and one of the most endangered individuals in the Galaxy. — And in the year 2100, McGill Feighan begins an unguided quest for the Far Being, source of his powers and persecution. It is a journey that promises to send him to the far reaches of both experience and space...