Books like Manifold by Stephen Baxter
Reid Malenfant ventures to the far edge of the solar system and finds a strange alien artifact—a quantum gateway that can instantly transport across interstellar distances. His discovery raises the question of what lies beyond.
Meanwhile, Japanese scientist Nemoto fears that the Moon, Venus, and Mars once supported life that has been repeatedly extinguished in cycles of birth and destruction. As new evidence of ancient life emerges, the next cycle is poised to begin anew, forcing humanity to confront a choice that could reshape civilization and test the boundaries of humanity itself.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Stephen Baxter
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