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Anvil of stars

by Greg Bear

Eighty-two young specialists travel aboard a spacecraft to wage war against advanced and unknowable alien entities. Isolated from home, the crew must master non-human technologies and navigate a complex system that remains largely beyond their control.

Accession 34569 ISBN 0712638857 Publisher Century
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