"Humankind headed out to the stars not for conquest, nor exploration, nor even for curiosity. Humans went to the stars in a desperate crusade to save intelligent life wherever they found it. A wave of death is spreading through the Milky Way galaxy, an expanding sphere of lethal gamma radiation that erupted from the galaxy's core twenty-eight thousand years ago and now is approaching Earth's vicinity at the speed of light. Every world it touched was wiped clean of all life. But it's possible to protect a planet from gamma ...
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"Humankind headed out to the stars not for conquest, nor exploration, nor even for curiosity. Humans went to the stars in a desperate crusade to save intelligent life wherever they found it. A wave of death is spreading through the Milky Way galaxy, an expanding sphere of lethal gamma radiation that erupted from the galaxy's core twenty-eight thousand years ago and now is approaching Earth's vicinity at the speed of light. Every world it touched was wiped clean of all life. But it's possible to protect a planet from gamma radiation. Earth is safe. Now, guided by the ancient intelligent machines called the Predecessors, men and women from Earth seek out those precious, rare worlds that harbor intelligent species, determined to save them from the doom that is hurtling toward them. The crew of the Odysseus has arrived at Mithra Gamma, the third planet of the star Mithra, to protect the stone-age inhabitants from the Death Wave. But they'll also have to protect themselves"--
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Very Good. Size: 6x1x9; All proceeds benefit local libraries. Very good copy! Binding is tight. Pages are clean and intact. Dust jacket is clean and in good condition.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. First Edition. 22cm. First edition. Near fine in near fine unclipped jacket. We try to note every flaw we can find, and we are quite picky, so buy with confidence! 100% guaranteed!
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Near fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket as new in protective mylar sleeve. Book as new except for mild toning to the edges of the pageblock. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 416 p. Star Quest Trilogy, 2. Audience: General/trade. Remainder dot. Bova is a former editor of Analog magazine and the late Robert A. Heinlein Award-and Hugo Award-winning author of the Grand Tour series and 'Rescue Mode'. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
