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“Hans clacked his side-lips. "Do you have the sentence in your head that tomorrow's procession will halt this pest of yours, that it will bar the small-lives from the High Woods?" "If it is as you say, no. No more than prayer can stay a charging horse. But that is not why we pray. God is no cheap juggler as to play for a pfennig.”

Quote by Michael Flynn

Work

Eifelheim

The story follows a group of humans who must adapt to their new reality and find a way to coexist with the alien invaders. The novel explores themes of survival, adaptation, and the human condition in a world transformed by an extraterrestrial presence. more

Author

Michael Flynn
Michael Flynn

Michael Flynn, born in 1947, is an outstanding statistician with a strong academic background and extensive practical experience in the field of statistics. His research contributions are particularly significant in data analysis, probability theory, and statistical inference. more

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