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Once, long ago, a robot factory-ship flew too near a star unexpectedly gone nova. After suffering extensive damage, it continued blindly for millennia. A million years passed... Then, in the twenty-first century, a colony ship destined for Mars was surreptitiously rerouted to Titan...and only... read more

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Had English-speaking humans existed, they would probably have translated the spacecraft's designation as "searcher."

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This is book 1 of 2 in Lifemaker Series. (standard series)

Followed by The Immortality Option.

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  1. James P. Hogan (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1984
ISBN: 0345305493
Page Count: 416

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