The most powerful, most precisely tuned organization in the history of mankind, created to explore the solar system, depends on the judgment of a single man who finds that he must seek something which is beyond others' abilities to comprehend.
Galactisch Centrum Reeks
Deze saga duikt in de schaduwrijke hoeken van de toekomst, waar technologische vooruitgang botst met diepgaand sociaal verval. Van maan kolonies tot cybernetische wonderen en fanatieke culten, de serie schetst een beeld van een wereld op de rand van de afgrond. Lezers worden meegezogen in verhalen vol ontberingen en visioenen, terwijl een ogenschijnlijk gewone persoon verstrikt raakt in een kosmisch mysterie. Het is een boeiende verkenning van overleven en de zoektocht naar betekenis in een melkweg vol gevaar en verwondering.
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From the Nebula Award-winning author comes a newly revised edition of this story in his classic Galactic Center series.
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Great Sky River
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In a future dominated by a superior race of artificial minds, the last remnants of humanity begin a desperate flight to save themselves from total extinction, crossing the barren wastes of a once-lush planet called Snowglade. A masterwork of contemporary science fiction. Reprint from Spectra Books.
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Tides of Light
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Set against the magnificent, furious backdrop of the Galactic Center, here is a drama as compelling as the towering Great Sky River. A small human band flees from a threat it cannot hope to match - enormously superior artificial minds embodied in great insectlike machines. This last remnant of humanity is led by Killeen, a man elevated to command in desperate times by his luck and daring. He manages to reach a new planet where he encounters vast wonders - a planet-coring cosmic string, an organic life-form the size of an entire world, another group of humans led by a strange messianic ruler - and even greater dangers from the most awesome beings they have yet to face. Their battle for survival reaches overwhelming dimensions. But they will gain an unexpected ally. And they will contribute shockingly to the new order of life that is developing around them.
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The third part of the "Galactic Centre" sequence, following "Great Sky River" and "Tides of Light". On the run again, Killeen and his group are approaching the heart of the galaxy - the Core - where most life-forms are predatory.
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Sailing Bright Eternity
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The final chapter of humanity's future has begun. And three men hold the key to survival. As the fierce, artificially intelligent mechs pursue their savage and unstoppable destruction of the human race, it soon becomes apparent that these three men - three generations in a family of voyagers - are their targets. Toby Bishop, his father, Killeen Bishop, and his long-dead grandfather each carry a piece of the lethal secret that can destroy their relentless pursuers. There's only one problem: they have no idea they possess the only weapon that can save humanity.
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