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The Peace Authority has seized global control with a weapon that would never have been called a weapon – the bobble, a spherical force field impossible to breach. Encasing key installations and military bases in these shields, the Authority has become virtually omnipotent.
Paul Hoehler, the original creator of the bobble, has evaded capture by the Authority for decades. Determined to end the militarization of his invention, he covertly collaborates with a network of independent scientists and a teenage apprentice who may hold the key to a counter‑strategy. Together, they plot to topple the Authority and restore freedom to the world.
First publish date: 1984
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Vernor Vinge
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