Author

Contributions

  • John Harris - Cover Art

Publication

2017-12-05 - Tor, New York City, New York, USA

Language

English

Word Count

83,750 words, Guess

Page Count

335 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC813/.54
  • LCCPS3552.O84 S87 2017

Description

A human team sent to scout a few hundred lightyears in front of the death wave encounters a civilization far in advance of our own, a civilization of machine intelligences. These sentient, intelligent machines have existed for eons, and have survived earlier "death waves," gamma ray bursts from the core of the galaxy. They are totally self-sufficient, completely certain that the death wave cannot harm them, and utterly uninterested in helping to save other civilizations, organic or machine. But now that the humans have discovered them, they refuse to allow them to leave their planet, reasoning that other humans will inevitably follow if they learn of their existence.

First Sentence

"Its' obvious!" said Vartan Gregorian, standing imperiously before the two others seated on the couch.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Star Quest #4

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