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Gabriel is one of the Aristoi, the elite class that hold dominion over a glittering interstellar culture, their rule more absolute than that of any Old Earth tyrant. When another of the Aristoi is murdered, Gabriel finds that the foundations of his civilization are tottering, and that his own power may have its roots in the greatest lie in all history.
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Contemporary, grave, epic and classical in form.
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- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
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- Author
- Walter Jon Williams
- First published
- 1992
- Pages
- 448
- Publisher
- Tor Books, Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, TOR
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English, German
- ISBN
- 9780586213889
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American fiction writer. Walter Jon Williams (born October 28, 1953) is an American writer, primarily of science fiction. Previously he wrote nautical adventure fiction under the name Jon Williams, in particular, Privateers and Gentlemen (1981–1984), a series of historical novels set during the age of sail.
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