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New York Times bestselling author Peter F. Hamilton’s riveting new thriller combines the nail-biting suspense of a serial-killer investigation with clear-eyed scientific and social extrapolation to create a future that seems not merely plausible but inevitable.   A century from now, thanks... read more

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  • St Libra: A large tropical planet, mostly unexplored, but home of the manufacturing arm of Northumberland Interstellar. St.Libra provides 60% of the bioil to the GE through enormous installations of algaepaddies.

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As midnight approached, the wild neon colours of the borealis storm came shimmering through the soft snow falling gently across Newcastle Upon Tyne.

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  • Algaepaddies: Algaepaddies are large circular algae farms used to create the source material for bioil, the main source of fuel in this timeline.
  • Bioil: The main source of fuel in this timeline. Mostly sourced from the algaepaddies on St Libra.

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  1. Peter F. Hamilton (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Del Rey
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Publication Date: January 1, 2013
ISBN: 978-0345526663
Page Count: 976

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