In the Ocean of Night
- 333 pages
- 12 hours of reading
A classic novel of man's future and fate, written by the eminent American physicist and award-winning author of "Timescape."
Galactic Center Series
This saga delves into the shadowed corners of the future, where technological advancement collides with profound social decay. From lunar colonies to cybernetic marvels and fanatical cults, the series paints a picture of a world teetering on the brink. Readers are drawn into narratives filled with hardship and visions, as one seemingly ordinary individual becomes entangled in a cosmic mystery. It's a compelling exploration of survival and the search for meaning in a galaxy fraught with peril and wonder.
Recommended Reading Order
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Quantum Science Fiction - 129: In de oceaan van de nacht
- 317 pages
- 12 hours of reading
"In de oceaan van de nacht" is het relaas van een serie mysterieuze en opwindende vondsten in het zonnestelsel die elk een groter raadsel oproepen. Het begint nog eenvoudig, wanneer de asteroïde Icarus een onverklaarbare en gevaarlijke metamorfose ondergaat. De tweemaansexpeditie die erheen wordt gestuurd om hem onschadelijk te maken, doet een ongelooflijke ontdekking: Icarus blijkt meer dan alleen een levenloos brok steen. Maar zal hij zijn geheimen prijsgeven? Zonder het te weten brengen de onderzoekers onstuitbare processen op gang met dramatische gevolgen. Voorlopig zullen de echo's ervan niet verstommen... en de mensheid raakt voorgoed zijn onschuld kwijt.
- 2
Across the Sea of Suns
- 354 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Across the Sea of Suns is a 1984 hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford. It is the second novel in his Galactic Center Saga, and continues to follow the scientist Nigel Walmsley, who encountered a machine extraterrestrial in the previous book, In the Ocean of Night aboard an expeditionary spaceflight to find other life. Eventually Nigel discovers evidence of the major conflict in the galaxy.
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Great Sky River
- 10 pages
- 1 hour of reading
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
- 407 pages
- 15 hours of reading
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
- 445 pages
- 16 hours of reading
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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Far horizons
- 691 pages
- 25 hours of reading
Edited by one of SF's outstanding writers and critics, Far Horizonscontains new works by eleven of the most acclaimed authors in the field, set in their best-known worlds and each with an introduction by the author. This volume is a showcase of breathtaking imagination, challenging ideas, compelling storytelling and the sense of wonder inspired by science fiction at its very best.
