- Life on other planets, Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general
The best military and scientific minds on Earth band together in a desperate attempt to preserve an alien society from the deadly force heading for its home planet.
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Classical in form, epic, contemporary and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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- Author
- Jack McDevitt
- First published
- 2003
- Pages
- 438
- Publisher
- Ace Books
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780441010462
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About Jack McDevitt · 1935
Jack McDevitt (born April 14, 1935) is an American science fiction author.
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