Blind Lake is a science fiction novel by Canadian writer Robert Charles Wilson.

[1][2] The novel deals with a government installation at Blind Lake, Minnesota where scientists observe sentient life on a planet 51 light-years away, using telescopes powered by Bose-Einstein condensate-based quantum computers that have advanced beyond human understanding.

A sudden and unexplained facility lockdown extends into a long-term quarantine.

The Observation department, observing a civilisation on 47 Ursa Majoris E, headed by Marguerite Hauser tries to carry on with the work of 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.

Then, without warning, a military cordon is imposed on the Blind Lake site.