Blind Lake

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name = Blind Lake
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image_caption = Cover of first edition (hardcover)
author = Robert Charles Wilson
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Science fiction novel
publisher = Tor Books
release_date = August 2, 2003
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media_type = Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
pages = 400 pages
isbn = ISBN 0-7653-0262-4

"Blind Lake" is a science fiction novel by author Robert Charles Wilson. It was published in 2003, and won an Aurora Award for Best Long Form and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, both in 2004.

Plot introduction

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.

Publication history

* First hardcover edition: 2002, Tor Books, ISBN 0-7653-0262-4
* First paperback edition: 2003, Tor Books, ISBN 0-765-34160-3"Blind Lake" was also published in French by Denoël édition in their Lunes d'encre collection in November 2005.

References

*Cassada, Jackie. "Blind Lake (Book)." Library Journal 128.12 (15 July 2003): 132.
*Cannon, Peter, and Jeff Zaleski.. "BLIND LAKE (Book)." Publishers Weekly 250.24 (16 June 2003): 55.
*Green, Roland. "Blind Lake (Book)." Booklist 99.22 (Aug. 2003): 1969.
*"BLIND LAKE (Book)." Kirkus Reviews 71.11 (June 2003): 784.