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Absorption

Absorption

by John Meaney

Space and timeFictionFiction, science fiction, general
4.0
Open Library
Open Library

About this book

600 years from now on the world of Fulgor Roger Blackstone, son of two Pilots (long-time alien spies, masquerading as ordinary humans) aches to see the mythical Pilot's city of Labyrinth, in the fractal ur-continuum of mu-space.

Themes & subjects

Space and timeFictionFiction, science fiction, general

Author

John Meaney

Pages

416

Read time

≈ 10h

Editions

3

Language

English

Publisher

Gollancz

ISBN

9780575085329

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