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First there were good times: humankind reached glorious heights, even immortality. Then there were bad times: Earth was occupied by the faceless, brutal Qax. Immortality drugs were confiscated, the human spirit crushed. Earth became a vast factory for alien foodstuffs. Into this new dark... read more

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This is book 2 of 7 in The Xeelee Sequence. (standard series)

Preceded by Raft, and followed by Flux.

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  1. Stephen Baxter (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper Collins
Country: England
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0002240165
Page Count: 288

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  • Library of Congress: PR6052.A849 T56 1992
  • Dewey: 823.914

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