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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Ace Books
Publication date August 1, 2005
Pages 257
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780441012855
ISBN-10 044101285X
Dimensions 0.85 by 7 by 9 in.
Weight 1.05 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $24.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Jacob Brewer comes face to face with a dangerous sentient machine that has become obsessed with humanity when he launches an investigation into the mysterious deaths of passengers who have been spending much of their time aboard the starship Ad Astra during the thousand-year journey to Beta Hydrii within a virtual reality rendition of a twentieth-century Earth.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The passengers aboard the starship Ad Astra spend most of their time on the thousand-year journey to Beta Hydrii within the virtual reality of twentieth-century Earth. There, they can experience nostalgia for the hardship of a life they've since evolved beyond.

But when people inside the virtual reality chamber start to die, engineer Jacob Brewer finds himself face-to-face with a sentient machine obsessed with humanity. It has put itself in charge of the ship. And it wants to talk to Jacob...

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Hardcover
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from Ace Books (August 1, 2005)
9780441012855 | details & prices | 257 pages | 7.00 × 9.00 × 0.85 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Jacob Brewer confronts a dangerous sentient machine that has become obsessed with humanity when he investigates the mysterious deaths of passengers on the starship Ad Astra during the thousand-year journey to Beta Hydrii.
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Ace Books (July 25, 2006)
9780441013432 | details & prices | 285 pages | 4.25 × 6.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $7.99
About: Jacob Brewer confronts a dangerous sentient machine that has become obsessed with humanity when he investigates the mysterious deaths of passengers on the starship Aspera during the thousand-year journey to Beta Hydrii.

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