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Saturn’s Race follows Chaz Koto, a resident of Xanadu—a society renowned for its near‑perfect conditions and home to Earth’s wealthiest elites. When Koto shares security access with student Lenore Myles, she discovers a grim truth hidden beneath the glittering façade. Pursued by Saturn, a powerful corporate enforcer intent on silencing the breach, Lenore must outwit cutting‑edge technology and corporate tyranny to survive. The novel examines the tension between utopian promises and the hidden agendas of those who hold the world’s most valuable resources.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Larry Niven
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