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Praise for McDevitt:
‘Magnificent vision’
Locus
‘Splendid. Not since Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama has the discovery of artifacts been treated so skilfully’
Baltimore Sun
‘Nail-biting tension... An incredible and memorable climax... This is what sf should be all about... .The best book I’ve read all year’
SFX
‘The big-vision, large-scale novel McDevitt’s readers have been waiting for’
Publishers Weekly
Jack McDevitt is the author of A Talent for War, The Engines of God, Ancient Shores, Eternity Road, Moonfall, and numerous prize-winning short stories. He has served as an officer in the U.S. Navy, taught English and literature, and worked for the U.S. Customs Service in North Dakota and Georgia.
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