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Excerpt from The Sunborn copyright © 2004 by Abbenford Associates
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Contents
Also by Gregory Benford
Dedication
Prologue: Metallovore
An Abyss of Time
Part One: Wondrous Ruins
Chapter One: Half Vast
Chapter Two: The Place of Angry Gods
Chapter Three: Church Mice
Chapter Four: Alexandria
Chapter Five: Huck
Chapter Six: Something Fatal
Chapter Seven: Old Ones
Chapter Eight: Grandfather
Chapter Nine: The Strong Field Limit
Chapter Ten: Vermin
Chapter Eleven: The Earthers
Chapter Twelve: Sobering Perspectives
Chapter Thirteen: The Physical Representation
Part Two: Soon Comes Night
Chapter One: Worm
Chapter Two: Annihilation Line
Chapter Three: Interfacer
Chapter Four: Agonies of Gravity
Chapter Five: Three Billion Years
Chapter Six: Deep Down Superficial
Chapter Seven: A Few Microseconds
Chapter Eight: Antiques Dealer
Chapter Nine: The Tilted City