Sailing Bright Eternity (Galactic Center Book 6)

Name: Sailing Bright Eternity (Galactic Center Book 6)
Price: 8.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.2 (191 reviews)
Author: Gregory Benford

by Gregory Benford

Science Fiction Science Fiction Fantasy

4.2 (191)

4.2 stars from 191 reviews

445 pages~7.4 hr readPublished by Orion Publishing Group, LimitedPublished 1995-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love sprawling hard SF that treats physics and cosmology as seriously as character and plot.
You want the climactic payoff of a six-book series that's been building toward something genuinely momentous.
You appreciate intricate worldbuilding where humanity's survival depends on understanding alien technology and ancient secrets.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer tight, self-contained novels over series commitments that require reading five earlier books.
You're looking for character-driven intimate drama rather than galaxy-spanning stakes and technological concepts.
You need faster pacing and lighter prose. Benford's style is dense and scientifically rigorous, not breezily accessible.

About this book

The final volume in the Galactic Center series by physicist and Nebula Award–winning author Gregory Benford. Humanity's final chapter has begun, with three men holding the key to survival. As artificially intelligent mechs pursue their relentless destruction of the human race, three men emerge as their targets: Toby Bishop, his father Kileen, and his long-dead grandfather. Each carries a piece of a lethal secret capable of destroying the mechs. However, none of them realize they possess the only weapon that can save humanity. Sailing Bright Eternity concludes the Galactic Center series. This edition includes a teaser chapter from Benford's novel The Sunborn.

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Currently 4.2★ from 191 reviews

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