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Winner of the 2001 Philip K. Dick Award.

Home to generations of humans, the starship Argonos has wandered aimlessly throughout the galaxy for hundreds of years, desperately searching for other signs of life. Now an unidentified transmission lures them toward a nearby planet-and into the... read more

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  • “When God created human beings, He bestowed upon us the greatest gift besides His love. Out of His love. Two gifts, really, but so interconnected they are like one. First, the capacity to do anything, good or evil, wise or unwise, loving or hateful. And second, true free
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WE had not made landfall in more than fourteen years.

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  1. Richard Paul Russo (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Ace Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0739416901
Page Count: 370

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