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In a remote future age when human endeavor has largely stalled, a nomadic troupe of actors travels across the settled universe, staging Shakespeare’s works for diverse planetary societies. When alien cultures take a keen interest, the performers must deliver King Lear, Hamlet, and other classics to increasingly significant extraterrestrial audiences, finding that the survival of humanity may depend on the depth and quality of their productions.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Dan Simmons
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