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by Stephen Baxter

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ISBN13: 9780061056949
ISBN10: 0061056944
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Michael Poole's wormholes constructed in the orbit of Jupiter had opened the galaxy to humankind. Then Poole tried looping a wormhole back on itself, tying a knot in space and ripping a hole in time.

It worked. Too well.

Poole was never seen again. Then from far in the future, from a time so distant that the stars themselves were dying embers, came an urgent SOS--and a promise. The universe was doomed, but humankind was not. Poole had stumbled upon an immense artifact, light-years across, fabricated from the very string of the cosmos.

The universe had a door. And it was open...

Synopsis:

Michael Poole's wormholes constructed in the orbit of Jupiter had opened the galaxy to humankind. Then Poole tried looping a wormhole back on itself, tying a knot in space and ripping a hole in time. It worked too well. Poole was never seen again. Then from far in the future, from a time so distant that the stars were dying embers, came an urgent SOS--and a promise.

About the Author

A two-time winner of the Philip K. Dick Award and recipient of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award,Stephen Baxter has also been a Hugo nominee as well as the winner of numerous other literary prizes for his novels and short fiction. A trained engineer who took a first-class honors degree in mathematics at Cambridge University, he also has a doctorate in aeroengineering research from Southhampton University. He is the author of eleven science fiction novels and four novels for young adults. Mr. Baxter lives in Prestwood, England.

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ISBN:
9780061056949
Author:
Baxter, Stephen
Publisher:
Eos
Author:
by Stephen Baxter
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Science Fiction - General
Subject:
Science fiction
Subject:
Time travel
Subject:
Science / General
Subject:
Time travel -- Fiction.
Copyright:
Series Volume:
v. 4
Publication Date:
June 1996
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
512
Dimensions:
6.84x4.26x1.39 in. .53 lbs.

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