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The Reality Dysfunction charts a sprawling future where millions of planets are home to diverse, genetically engineered cultures and massive, sentient trader fleets prosper under the oversight of the Confederation Navy. A catastrophic encounter with an extinct alien species—The Reality Dysfunction—threatens to collapse the delicate balance of this interstellar golden age.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Peter F. Hamilton
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