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In the year 2255, the academy that once trained starfarers has vanished, leaving veteran pilot Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins in retirement. She now supports fundraising for The Prometheus Foundation, a privately funded organization devoted to deepβspace exploration. When a young physicist reveals an efficient star drive capable of reaching the galaxyβs core, Hutch finds herself drawn back into the far reaches of space. There, she faces the origins of the deadly Omega clouds that have haunted her throughout her career.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Jack McDevitt
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