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Night Sky Mine

by Melissa Scott · 1996

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Melissa Scott's award-winning work is known for its vividly imagined settings that explore humanity's far future. IN NIGHT SKY MINE, young Ista Kelly is a foundling, the only survivor of a pirate raid on an asteroid mine. In a future where one cannot live without an official identity, this is the story of Ista's harrowing journey back to the asteroid to find her true identity.

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science fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thisLGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of thiscyberpunkcyberpunkMore like thisLess of thislesbianlesbianMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
artificial intelligenceartificial intelligenceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 384 pages

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