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In this stunningly original tale, acclaimed author Wil McCarthy imagines a wondrous future in which the secrets of matter have been unlocked and death itself is but a memory. But it is also a future imperiled by a bitter rivalry between two brilliant scientists--one perhaps the greatest genius... read more

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IN THE EIGHTH DECADE OF THE QUEENDOM OF SOL, ON A MINIATURE planet in the middle depths of the Kuiper Belt, there lived a man named Bruno de Towaji who, at the time of our earliest attention, was beginning hi 3088th morning walk around the world.

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This is book 1 of 4 in The Queendom of Sol. (standard series)

Followed by The Wellstone.

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  1. Wil McCarthy (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Del Rey
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 034540856X
Page Count: 336

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  • Nebula (Finalist, 2001: Best Novel)

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  3. science fiction
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  5. solar system
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