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As the Forerunner empire collapses under Flood invasion, internal divisions leave the civilization vulnerable. The legal system’s investigation of the Master Builder’s crimes coincides with the dispatch of Catalogue agents to interview the Librarian and her Didact partners. The Librarian and the Ur‑Didact, husband and wife, uncover long‑hidden connections between the vanished Precursors, humanity, and the Flood. Faced with the looming possibility of universe‑wide annihilation, they must decide whether the greatest act of sacrifice can halt the coming evil.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Greg Bear
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