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Worlds Enough & Time brings together five carefully selected Donald Simmons novellas, each a compact yet richly imagined piece of speculative fiction. The set features the celebrated "Orphans of the Helix," a return to the Hyperion Universe that earned acclaim, along with four other stories that explore themes of identity, destiny, and humanity's place in a vast cosmos. Through concise storytelling and inventive settings, Simmons continues to push the boundaries of contemporary science fiction while engaging the mind and touching the soul.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Dan Simmons
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