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Two and a half millennia ago, a perfect black‑body sphere appeared in a remote corner of space beside an ancient dying star in another universe, then vanished without trace. Several thousand years later, it reemerges, setting an empire into motion. Economies, politics, and rival factions scramble to understand its purpose, with the sphere’s mere presence threatening to reshape the balance of power and the very fabric of the civilizational construct that surrounds it.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Iain Banks
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