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Eternity

by Greg Bear

On a nuclear-ravaged Earth, an aging expedition leader reunites with a general previously lost within a trans-dimensional corridor. This encounter forces a confrontation with the mysteries of the asteroid starship Thistledown.

Accession 14829 ISBN 0575041404 Publisher Victor Gollancz Ltd.
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