The Resource Proxima, Stephen Baxter
Proxima, Stephen Baxter
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The item Proxima, Stephen Baxter represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item Proxima, Stephen Baxter represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "Mankind's future in this galaxy could be all but infinite.... There are hundreds of billions of red dwarf stars, lasting trillions of years--and their planets can be habitable for humans. Such is the world of Proxima Centauri. And its promise could mean the never-ending existence of humanity. But first it must be colonized, and no one wants to be a settler. There is no glamor that accompanies it, like being the first man on the moon, nor is there the ease of becoming a citizen of an already-tamed world. There is only hardship...loneliness...emptiness. But that's where Yuri comes in. Because sometimes exploration isn't voluntary. It must be coerced..."--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 468 pages
- Isbn
- 9780451467706
- Label
- Proxima
- Title
- Proxima
- Statement of responsibility
- Stephen Baxter
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Mankind's future in this galaxy could be all but infinite.... There are hundreds of billions of red dwarf stars, lasting trillions of years--and their planets can be habitable for humans. Such is the world of Proxima Centauri. And its promise could mean the never-ending existence of humanity. But first it must be colonized, and no one wants to be a settler. There is no glamor that accompanies it, like being the first man on the moon, nor is there the ease of becoming a citizen of an already-tamed world. There is only hardship...loneliness...emptiness. But that's where Yuri comes in. Because sometimes exploration isn't voluntary. It must be coerced..."--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Baxter, Stephen
- Dewey number
- 823/.914
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR6052.A849
- LC item number
- P76 2014
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Space colonies
- Label
- Proxima, Stephen Baxter
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn871192395
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 468 pages
- Isbn
- 9780451467706
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014023938
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- Proxima, Stephen Baxter
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- Control code
- ocn871192395
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 468 pages
- Isbn
- 9780451467706
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014023938
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