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In a galaxy-spanning future, the planet Walden is a self-proclaimed "paradise" founded on simplicity and rejection of high technology.
Science Fiction 2010
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In a galaxy-spanning future, the planet Walden is a self-proclaimed "paradise" founded on simplicity and rejection of high technology.
History Lessons 2009
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For this anthology of twenty-four stories, editor John Joseph Adams tasked some of the brightest luminaries of speculative fiction to write stories of vast, galaxy-spanning empires and the people that live in them.
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In a galaxy-spanning future, the planet Walden is a self-proclaimed "paradise" founded on simplicity and rejection of high technology.
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But I should note that, while I have my fair share of amazing adventure game cutscene memories, I have equally strong memories of realizing the potential impact of an unbroken gameplay perspective in Half-Life, my amazing galaxy-spanning systematic narrative that unfurled in Star Control 2, the epic arc of alternative history I created over the course of a Civilization campaign.
Great Big Bites SVGL 2009
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For this anthology of twenty-four stories, editor John Joseph Adams tasked some of the brightest luminaries of speculative fiction to write stories of vast, galaxy-spanning empires and the people that live in them.
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And in the final story, “Hot Rock”, two immortal citizens of the galaxy-spanning Amalgam find that an obscure, sunless world conceals mind-spinning technological marvels, bitter factional struggles, and a many-layered secret history.
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Like the startling secret hidden from Donald Blake, and a galaxy-spanning adventure that includes the origin of Galactus and a melee that pits Thor and Ego the Living Planet up against the infamous world devourer!
Marvel Comics Solicitations for May 2008 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Wow, hard to get over the galaxy-spanning stupidity of the geek on this board who called for the President's impeachment or resignation over this.
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There are a handful of things one comes to expect from an Alastair Reynolds novel - things like galaxy-spanning ideas, multiple plots that ultimately converge, and meticulous world building.
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