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Across a billion years / Robert Silverberg

by Robert Silverberg

A deep-space archaeological expedition travels in search of artifacts from an ancient civilisation known as the High Ones. The discovery of evidence suggesting the species still exists transforms the mission into a search for its surviving members.

Accession 8907 ISBN 0417031505 Publisher Magnum Books
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