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The Legend That Was Earth

by James P. Hogan · 2000

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The alien Hyadeans' high-tech gifts promised to make a paradise of planet Earth. But their price tag threatens to destroy the world, turning American against American — and alien against alien.

Genre
aliens and first contactaliens and first contactMore like thisLess of thisscience fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
Themes
musicmusicMore like thisLess of thistechnologytechnologyMore like thisLess of this
Subject
sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 512 pages

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