Rogue Star

by Frederik Pohl

The novel is set in dystopian future in an Earth where a computer named Plan of Man operates a harsh surveillance state. In The Reefs of Space, the main character is a genius scientist, Steve Ryeland, is trying to build a new type of rocket drive. In Starchild there is an unknown person or group called "Starchild" who stands up to the "Plan of Man" computer, leading a bloody rebellion.

in Rogue Star, the "Plan of Man" computer's totalitarian domination is ended when humans meet advanced "civilizations and godlike beings" from nearby galaxies who have created utopian societies. Nevertheless, Andreas Quamodian is still unhappy in his home on Exion Four, even though it is a model society. He gets a strained message from an old girlfriend on Earth, Molly Zaldivar. When he teleports to get to her, he is abducted by a rogue star. On Earth, Molly's inventor boyfriend Cliff Hawk is examining rogue stars, and tries to "play God" by creating one in his laboratory.