Tides of LightNow in a new, revised edition, the fourth book of the Nebula Award-winning author's Galactic Center series is a classic tale of man's future and fate--and the greatest mystery from outer space that humanity has ever encountered. Piloting an ancient starship, Killeen and the Bishop tribe escape the mech-ruled world of Snowglade. Seeking refuge on a far away planet, they discover vast wonders-an organic life-form as large as a world, a planet-coring cosmic string, a community of humans ruled by a brutal tyrant, and ultimately an alien race more awesome than any they have encountered. As they battle for survival against these myriad dangers, Killeen and his crew will gain an unforeseen ally-one that may determine humanity's true destiny... |
Contents
FIVE | |
SEVEN | |
NINE | |
TWELVE | |
THREE | |
NINE | |
THREE | |
THREE | |
ELEVEN | |
FOURTEEN | |
SIXTEEN | |
EIGHTEEN | |
SAILING WITH THE TIDE | |
Chronology of Human Species Dreaming Vertebratesat Galactic Center | |
THE HARVESTED | |
THE COLLECTED | |
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Abraham accretion disk ancient Arcology Argo Argo’s Arthur Aspect asked axis battle began beneath Beq’qdahl Besen body burst called Cap’n carapace caught Cermo Chandelier Citadel clouds comm command Cosmic Circle cosmic string craft crew Cybers cyborg dark disk distant energy eyes face Family Bishop fear fire Flitter Galactic Center galaxy gave glow gray hard head Hive hoop human Illuminates Jocelyn Killeen felt Killeen knew Killeen saw Killeen thought Killeen watched legs Ling Aspect living looked magnetic fields mainmind man’s Mantis mech metal mind molecular clouds mouth moved Naysay nearby never Nimfur’thon nodded Nought orbit photovores planet podia pods Quath felt quick rock seemed sense sensorium sent Shibo ship ship’s shot silent Skysower slow Snowglade somehow squads stars Starswarmers station strange subminds sucked Supremacy Supremacy’s sure Syphon there’s thing Toby Toby’s tube Tukar’ramin turned voice walls What’s Yeasay yellow