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Author
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David
Zindell |
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Title
Index
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Neverness |
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| Year |
1988 |
| Publisher |
Grafton |
| ISBN |
0586205365 |
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Synopsis
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The
universe of Neverness
is intriguingly
complex and filled
with extraordinary
beings.
There are the
Alaloi, whose
genes have 'backmutated'
so that they look
like Neanderthals
. . . the
Order of Pilots
which reworks the
laws of time and
physics to
slingshot its
members through
dense regions of 'thickspace'
. . . the Solid
State Entity, a
nebula-sized brain
made up of
moon-sized
biocomputers . .
.and the leldra, a
legendary race of
aliens that seeded
the galaxy aeons
ago with its DNA
and so initiated
the evolutionary
cycle.
Against this
rich backdrop
unfolds the story
of Mallory Ringess,
a headstrong
novitiate of the
Order of
Pilots.
Against all odds,
he has penetrated
the Solid State
Entity - and Made
a stunning
discovery. A
discovery that
could unlock the
secret of
immortality hidden
among the Alaloi.
But first he will
lead a perilous
quest through
uncharted regions
of thickspace
where he will be
asked to undergo
the ultimate
sacrifice: to
discard the last
vestiges of
humanity in return
for mankind's
salvation . . . |
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| Review
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Neverness
is the sci-fi
equivalent of Lord
of the Rings. The
universe that
David Zindell
creates is as
intricate as it is
beautiful. The
characters,
situations and
landscapes
portrayed are extremely
believable in a
fictional setting.
The space flight
which seems
extremely complex
to begin with,
with its
complicated
mathematics and
mapping of space,
becomes so
familiar you
forget that it is
so mind boggling.
Action, adventure,
conspiracy, high
technology all the
way through, it
keeps you turning
the pages again
and again. This is
truly a classic
and one that
should not be
missed. |
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Credit:
NASA
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Interstellar
Envelope
This
gold
aluminum
cover was
designed
to protect
the
Voyager 1
and 2
"Sounds
of
Earth"
gold-plated
records
from
micrometeorite
bombardment,
but also
serves a
double
purpose in
providing
the finder
a key to
playing
the
record.
The
explanatory
diagram
appears on
both the
inner and
outer
surfaces
of the
cover, as
the outer
diagram
will be
eroded in
time.
Flying
aboard
Voyagers 1
and 2 are
identical
records,
carrying
the story
of Earth
far into
deep
space. The
12-inch
gold-plated
copper
discs
contain
greetings
in 60
languages,
samples of
music from
different
cultures
and eras
and
natural
and
man-made
sounds
from
Earth.
They also
contain
electronic
information
that an
advanced
technological
civilization
could
convert
into
diagrams
and
images. |
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