Anvil of Stars

Anvil of Stars is a book by Greg Bear and a worthy sequel to The Forge of God. In the novel, the children saved from the recently destroyed Earth are sent on a quest by a galactic faction called "The Benefactors" to find and destroy the civilisation who sent the killer probes in the first place. The children go because they are told that it is their duty to do so under "The Law."

Related Topics:
Greg Bear - The Forge of God - Earth - Quest

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The book is notable for how well it conveys the alienness and colossal scale of the alien home system, as well as the scope of the final battle. The novel also contains a very original gestalt alien race composed of non-sentient worm-like creatures that join to form sentient individuals.

Related Topics:
Alien - Gestalt - Sentient

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