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Author
Index
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William
Barton |
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Title
Index
The |
The
Transmigration of
Souls |
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| Year |
1996 |
| Publisher |
Warner
Books |
| ISBN |
0446601675 |
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Synopsis
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A
century ago,
Fortress America
recalled all
citizens, expelled
all foreigners,
closed its
borders, severed
all communication,
and shot down
every person,
plane, or
satellite that
strayed
near. Now
Fortress America
is a great power
hiding in fear of
an alien artifact
discovered on
Luna, an artifact
linked to anywhere.
But not anywhere
in space. Or
time. The
Gate leads to if-time,
not-space,
innerspace,
cyberspace,
infinite realities
beyond realities
of ruins left a
billion years ago
and prowled by an
angel of death ...
the Spacetime
Juggernaut.
But a small
band of Chinese
and Arab
astronauts,
pursued by
immortal,
body-morphing
American soldiers,
is about to enter
the Gate. Take
one step: You
might
return. Take
two: You'll be
lost in the
unimaginable -
forever. Take
three: You'll
bring the
Juggernaut.
But the Angel
doesn't just kill
worlds. It
annihilates
universes.
And it's hunting
for ours ... |
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Review
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"People
who think it's
dangerous to
encounter a new
idea, or an
honest, open,
strongly put
exploration of an
uncommon
viewpoint, are
going to be scared
out of their
fluffy-bunny minds
by William
Barton."
John Barnes |
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Credit:
NASA
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STS-88
Shuttle
Mission
Imagery
Astronaut
James H.
Newman,
mission
specialist,
wraps up
extravehicular
activity
(EVA)
tasks as
he and
fellow
mission
specialist
Jerry L.
Ross (out
of frame)
near the
completion
of their
third and
final
scheduled
space walk
on STS-88.
Newman
holds onto
handrails
on the
U.S.-built
Unity
connecting
module
(foreground).
Zarya can
be seen
beyond
Newman,
backdropped
over ocean
waters
some 173
nautical
miles
below. The
photo was
taken with
an
electronic
still
camera
(ESC) at
21:59:43
GMT, Dec.
12
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NASA
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