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“That’s what the Remembering is like, Goma – it’s more than recollection, passed-down stories, oral history. They feel it. It’s deep within them – a bridge of blood between the present and the past. He remembered Earth. He spoke of it not as something he’d been told about, but as a world he knew in his bones. As if he ached for blue skies, hard sunlight, the promise of the long rains. Life as an elephant – simple as breathing, hard as death, the joy and the sadness of being alive. Nothing was ever easy for them. But nothing was ever as strong, either. They were born knowing they were the kings of creation. They took the worst that the world could throw at them, including humanity.”

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Poseidon's Wake

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Alastair Reynolds
Alastair Reynolds

Alastair Reynolds is a British science fiction author known for his complex cosmic backgrounds and profound philosophical reflections. His works often explore the position of humans in the universe and the ethical boundaries of technology. more

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