A black rock cube topped with an amber horn, found in the long buried ruins of a 3500-year-old tomb. Its discovery triggered a global storm of intrigue and espionage, international theft and hijacking, diplomacy and war - even before its mystery became known: The artifact should not have been in a Mycenaean tomb. And what was inside the artifact should not have been on Earth at all.
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About the Author:
Gregory Benford, as well as being author of more than a dozen critically acclaimed science fiction novels, is a professor of physics at the University of California at Irvine.
Review:
Benford has created an explosive scenario * LOS ANGELES TIMES * A major book by a major author and highly recommended * BOOKLIST * Benford is a scientist who writes with verve and insight not only about black holes and cosmic strings but about human desires and fears * New York TIMES BOOK REVIEW *
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- PublisherTor Books
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0812500601
- ISBN 13 9780812500608
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages544
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