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Great sky river / Gregory Benford

by Gregory Benford

On the barren world of Snowglade near the galaxy's centre, the last remnants of humanity are hunted by machines. When a mysterious entity from a black hole makes contact, a tribal scavenger must decipher the message to save his people from extinction.

Accession 34142 ISBN 0575040653 Publisher —
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