Four Hundred Billion Stars by Paul J. McAuley

Four Hundred Billion Stars

Four Hundred Billion Stars #1

Paul J. McAuley

256 pages first pub 1988 (view editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous mysterious slow-paced
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A reader who enjoys contemplative, mystery-driven science fiction with layered cosmic enigmas and the tension of human ingenuity against unfathomable alien landscapes will find this book ideal.

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Dorothy Yoshida is a telepath, and a really rather good one at that. She's also a scientist, and when a small planet begins to manifest some unusual signs she is sent to investigate. The planet is more than it seems, and on further investigation t...

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