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2019: NASA astronaut Nigel Walmsley is sent on a mission to intercept a rogue asteroid on a collision course with Earth. Ordered to destroy the comet, he discovers that it is actually the shell of a derelict space probe - a wreck with just enough power to emit a single electronic... read more
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First Sentence edit
He found the flying mountain by its shadow.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 6 in Galactic Center. (standard series)
Followed by Across the Sea of Suns.
This is book 2 of 4 in In the Ocean of Night. (standard series)
Preceded by Deeper Than the Darkness, and followed by Across the Sea of Suns.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Gregory Benford (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: The Dial Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1977
ISBN: 0803742185
Page Count: 333
Publisher: The Dial Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1977
ISBN: 0803742185
Page Count: 333
Awards edit
- Nebula (Finalist, 1977: Best Novel)
- Locus Science Fiction Award (Finalist, 1978)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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