Tides of Light - Galactic Center, Bk 4 Author:Gregory Benford Set against the magnificent, furious backdrop of the Galactic Center, here is a drama as compelling as the towering Great Sky River. A small human band flees from a threat it cannot hope to match - enormously superior artificial minds embodied in great insect-like machines. This last remnant of humanity is led by Killeen, a man elevated to comma... more »nd in desperate times by his luck and daring. He manages to reach a new planet where he encounters vast wonders - a planet-coring cosmic string, an organic life-form the size of an entire world, another group of humans led by a strange messianic ruler - and even greater dangers from the most awesome beings they have yet to face.« less
Katie reviewed Tides of Light (Galactic Center, Bk 4) on
Helpful Score: 3
After reading this I'm looking for more in the series. It's prety far out scifi, with basically no resemblence to our lives, and it's got some interesting ideas.