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Revision as of 18:03, 14 December 2008 by Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk | contribs) (Removed category "Science fiction novels"; Quick-adding category "1980s science fiction novels" (using HotCat))(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Great Sky River is a 1987 novel written by author Gregory Benford as a part of his Galactic Center Saga series of books.
After the events of Across the Sea of Suns small groups of humans have settled on other star systems. However there is a constant threat from the Mechs, a civilization of machines leftover from other civilizations and evolved to see all biological civilization as unstable and dangerous.
Great Sky River tells the story of the Bishop family who fight for their very existence on the planet Snowglade which has been taken over by the Mechs.
References
- Cramer, John G. (1987-12-27). "If Homer Were to Write Science Fiction: Great Sky River by Gregory Benford". Los Angeles Times. p. B11.
The novel is set several thousand years in the future of Benford's previous novels, In the Ocean of Night and Across the Sea of Suns, two books of a projected trilogy.
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