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Survival

The Star Quest Trilogy, Book 3

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Survival

By: Ben Bova
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
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When a human team is sent to scout a few hundred light-years in front of the death wave, it encounters a civilization far in advance of our own, a civilization of machine intelligences.These sentient, intelligent machines have existed for eons and have survived earlier "death waves" - gamma-ray bursts from the core of the galaxy. They are totally self-sufficient, completely certain that the death wave cannot harm them, and utterly uninterested in helping to save other civilizations, whether organic or machine.

But now that the humans have discovered them, they refuse to allow them to leave their planet, reasoning that other humans will inevitably follow if they learn of their existence.

©2017 Ben Bova (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Adventure Fantasy First Contact Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Space Exploration

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a lot less politics this time around. a giant vista of a novel reminding me of why I love this genre so much. Well done all.

the best in the series

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Interesting story line and ideas about the interaction between human explorers and intelligent machines. Lead character well written and engaging.

Good story

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