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Incandescence
by Greg Egan
A million years from now, the galaxy is divided between the vast, cooperative meta-civilisation known as the Amalgam, and the silent occupiers of the galactic core known as the Aloof. The Aloof have long rejected all attempts by the Amalgam to enter their territory, but have permitted travellers to take a perilous ride as unencrypted data in their communications network, providing a short-cut across the galaxy's central bulge. When Rakesh encounters a traveller, Lahl, who claims she was woken by the Aloof on such a journey and shown a meteor full of traces of DNA, he accepts her challenge to try to find the uncharted world deep in the Aloof's territory from which the meteor originated. Roi and Zak live inside the Splinter, a world of rock that swims in a sea of light they call the Incandescence. Living on the margins of a rigidly organised society, they seek to decipher the subtle clues that can reveal the true nature of the Splinter. In fact, the Splinter is orbiting a black hole, which is about to capture a neighbouring star, wreaking havoc. As the signs of danger grow, Roi, Zak, and a growing band of recruits struggle to understand and take control of their fate. Meanwhile, Rakesh is gradually uncovering their remote history, and his search for the lost DNA world ultimately leads him to a civilisation trapped in cultural stagnation, and startling revelations about the true nature and motives of the Aloof.
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NEW BOOK HOWEVER PUBLISHERS RETURN MAY HAVE LIGHT DAMAGE TO COVER-WITH FRONT END PAGE REMOVED-PAPERBACK BOOK-EXCELLENT CONDITION-READ ONCE CAREFULLY-TRUSTED DEVON (UK) BASED SELLER-IN STOCK-SENT WITHIN 1 WORKING DAY-AVAILABLE BY EMAIL FOR QUERIES-NO QUIBBLE REFUND IF NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED-
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Title page may be missing or torn. UNREAD but may have a crease or mark or minor imperfections. In stock-Sent fast from British booksellers.
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Great Buy! Never Used. May Have a Publisher's Mark. We have over 3, 500, 000 Books Sold!
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The master of hard sf returns with a riveting tale of hope and discovery (Paperback)
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The amalgam spans the entire galaxy, and is composed of innumerable beings from a variety of races, some human or near it, some entirely other. the one place that they cannot go is the bulge, the bright, hot center of the galaxy. there dwell the aloof, who for millions of years have deflected any and all attempts to communicate with or visit them. illustrations (Paperback)
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The master of hard SF returns with a riveting tale of hope and discovery.
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Dwelling at the hot center of the galaxy are the Aloof, who for millions of years have deflected all attempts to communicate with them. Rakesh cannot turn down an opportunity to travel within their sphere, in search of this lost race.
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Crisp, unmarked, flat pages; no dog-eared corners or gift inscriptions or previous owner names. Dust jacket and hardcover have an indention from something heavy being placed or dropped on it, along with the associated wrinkles; no tears. Secure binding. 061409 (al15)
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