OriginVoyager, 2001 - 455 Seiten ONE OF THE BEST SF WRITERS IN THE BUSINESS . . . Manifold: Origin is] filled with marvelous scientific speculations, strange events, novel concepts, and an awe-inspiring sense of the wonders of the universe. -Science Fiction Chronicle In the year 2015, astronaut Reid Malenfant is flying over the African continent, intent on examining a mysterious glowing construct in Earth's orbit. But when the very fabric of the sky tears open, spilling living creatures to the ground and pulling others inside (including his wife, Emma), Malenfant's quest to uncover the unknown becomes personal. While desperately searching to discover what happened to the woman he loves, Malenfant embarks upon an adventure to the very fount of human development . . . on earth and beyond. |
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... picked up a few of their functional names . The boy who had given her the caterpillar was called Fire . Right now Fire was tending the old woman on the ground , who was called Sing . He seemed to be feeding her , or giving her water ...
... picked up a few of their functional names . The boy who had given her the caterpillar was called Fire . Right now Fire was tending the old woman on the ground , who was called Sing . He seemed to be feeding her , or giving her water ...
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... picked up a light - looking sapling and hoisted it over her shoulder until it was upright . Though her strength ... picking up more branches - some of them thick trunks , which he lifted as if they were made of polystyrene – and rammed ...
... picked up a light - looking sapling and hoisted it over her shoulder until it was upright . Though her strength ... picking up more branches - some of them thick trunks , which he lifted as if they were made of polystyrene – and rammed ...
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... picked over the debris , curious . Later , in the hut , he had found the discarded burin itself . It was a fine piece of work , slender and sharp , and yet fitting easily into Joshua's small hand . And he remembered the spall outside ...
... picked over the debris , curious . Later , in the hut , he had found the discarded burin itself . It was a fine piece of work , slender and sharp , and yet fitting easily into Joshua's small hand . And he remembered the spall outside ...
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