The Songs Of Distant Earth: Arthur C. Clarke

When Earth's sun went nova, the Magellan barely escaped in time, with its precious cargo of one million sleepers and gene banks of plants and animals. Five hundred years into the voyage they stopped for repairs on the idyllic planet of Thalassa. But whilst the awakened Earth people envied them their stable, harmonious world, the hospitable Thalassans were drawn to the long quest of the interstellar voyagers. And when Lt Commander Loren Lorenson met beautiful Thalassan Mirissa, their destinies became inextricably and tragically entwined. Cover art by Michael Whelan.