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A Nebula Award–winning novella by the author of Moving Mars and the Eon trilogy.
Humans have been engaged in a long war against an advanced alien race, the Senexi. But the possibility for peace may finally exist, thanks to a young girl who learns of the enemy’s larger role and humanity’s opportunity to evolve, in this award-winning story by the author of Darwin’s Radio and many other highly acclaimed works of science fiction.
Humans have been engaged in a long war against an advanced alien race, the Senexi. But the possibility for peace may finally exist, thanks to a young girl who learns of the enemy’s larger role and humanity’s opportunity to evolve, in this award-winning story by the author of Darwin’s Radio and many other highly acclaimed works of science fiction.
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4.2
9 reviews
Clare Levijoki
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September 26, 2021
My single favorite piece of literature ever. A profound and seamless blend of science, speculation, literature, and philosophy. Be prepared to be thrown into the deep end of intense worldbuilding and poetic storytelling methods. The whole book is basically written in a dialect that doesn't exist yet, which Bear formulated to show how the people of his far future think. Which I adore. But the reviews make it clear that this doesn't exist yet. You will be disappointed if you are expecting a novel. This is a novella, which is a literary form about half to one third the length of an average novel.
h fsii
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August 3, 2019
Good. I thought it was a novel and was a trifle shocked when it ended. ($2.69 a bit pricey for a 46 year old novella IMO.)
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About the author
Greg Bear is the author of over twenty-five books, which have been translated into seventeen languages. He has won science fiction’s highest honors and is considered the natural heir to Arthur C. Clarke. The recipient of two Hugo Awards and four Nebula Awards, Bear has been called “the best working writer of hard science fiction” by the Science Fiction Encyclopedia. Many of his novels, such as Darwin’s Radio, are considered to be classics of his generation. Bear is married to Astrid Anderson—who is the daughter of science fiction great Poul Anderson—and they are the parents of two children, Erik and Alexandria. Bear’s recent publications include the thriller Quantico and its sequel, Mariposa; the epic science fiction novel City at the End of Time; and the generation starship novel Hull Zero Three.
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