Description : Cant remember book title?
Last Answer : Might be this: http://www.amazon.com/Omega-Point-Trilogy-George-Zebrowski/dp/0759205191 The cover doesn't look as you described, but I'd guess this is a ... http://books.google.com/books?id=4F1cMaGfQDcC&pg=PA3&dq=%22whisper+ship%22&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q=%22whisper%20ship%22&f=false