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Description edit
Winner of the 1999 Philip K. Dick Award.
"And everywhere the Humans went, they found life ..." This dazzling future history, winner of the 2000 Philip K. Dick Award, is the most ambitious and exciting since Asimov's classic Foundation saga. It tells the story of Humankind -- all the way... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Paul: Add a description of this character.
- Sura
- Rodi
- Lieserl
- Kevan Scholes
- Erwal
- Gage
- Wyman
- Kapur
- Bayliss
- Dixon
- Larionova
- Lipsey
- Mace
- Taft
- Cobh
- Dzik
- Boyd
- Marsden
- Poole
- Jack
- Chen
- Rees
- Mans Mackenzie
- Thea
- Darby
- Damen
- Hassan
- Gren
- Krupp
- Gover
- Green
- Ballantine
- Michael
- Godel
- Squeem
- Luce
- Phillida
- Mike
- Bill
- Sol
- Susan
- Dolores Wu
- Yukawa
- Moro
- Jim Bolder
- Lantil
- Strong-flukes
First Sentence edit
At the instant of his birth, a hundred impressions cascaded over him.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 5 of 7 in The Xeelee Sequence. (standard series)
Preceded by Ring, and followed by Starfall.
This book is in Significant Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Stephen Baxter (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins (UK)
Country: England
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0002254255
Page Count: 400
Publisher: HarperCollins (UK)
Country: England
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0002254255
Page Count: 400
Awards edit
- Philip K. Dick Award (1999)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR6052.A849 V33 1997b
- Dewey: 823.914
Subjects edit
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