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Legacy

by Greg Bear · 1994

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Set in the same universe as the author's bestselling Eon and Eternity, this novel tells the story of Olmy, well-known to readers of the earlier books. Investigating an illegal opening in the Milky Way, Olmy discovers a strange new world.

Genre
aliens and first contactaliens and first contactMore like thisLess of thisscience fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thishard science fictionhard science fictionMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisspace operaspace operaMore like thisLess of this
Setting
futurefutureMore like thisLess of this
Subject
sciencescienceMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 410 pages

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