- American Science fiction, Life on other planets, Fiction, Science fiction
From inside cover Tor First Edition March 1999:
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Epic, grave, classical in form and earnest.
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
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About the book
- Author
- Vernor Vinge
- First published
- January 15, 2000
- Pages
- 792
- Publisher
- Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval, Tor, imusti
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781473211964
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First sentence
“The manhunt extended across more than one hundred light-years and eight centuries.”
About Vernor Vinge · 1944–2024
A retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author.
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