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The Crucible of Time
The Crucible of Time | John Brunner
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An alien race struggles to survive on an uninhabitable planet in this impeccably detailed and beautifully thought out novel from a Hugo Award winner (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). On a planet besieged with cosmic dust, where meteors of all sizes frequently hit, wiping out entire civilizations, a strange alien species struggles against extinction over the course of millennia. As their star grows hotter, melting ice caps and causing more earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, higher levels of radiation lead to higher rates of mutation. Plants that had been edible become poisonous or die off altogether. Watching their dire situation only get worse, the planets scientists finally acknowledge that to survive long-term, the inhabitants will have to abandon their fraught home world and become a space-faring species. In a story that spans millennia, Hugo Awardwinning author and British science fiction master John Brunner introduces us to an alien race that takes control of their own evolution and builds the technological society that will be their way into space. One of the most important science fiction authors. Brunner held a mirror up to reflect our foibles because he wanted to save us from ourselves. SF Site
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overtheedge
The Crucible of Time | John Brunner
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Stopped at a swap meet today, and found these that look pretty good. I've read Stinger, but not the rest.

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Geeklet
The Crucible of Time | John Brunner
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I get about four different sets of daily emails letting me know about Kindle sales. Naturally, this leads to a giant pile of unread sci-fi books hiding on my Kindle. 😁

RamsFan1963 Great book though, John Brunner is an underrated sci-fi writer. The Sheep Look Up is one of my all time favorite books, climate sci-fi before climate sci-fi was a thing. 5y
Geeklet @RamsFan1963 This is my first Brunner work I believe. 5y
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