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Escapement - Jay Lake
A novel in three strands, unlike the first. Also unlike the first, it has the opposite problem, with the start being weaker than the end. The three characters, a young girl genius, a dodgy petty officer, and a librarian find themselves in over their heads, and danger. It appears in the ...
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jaylake.livejournal.com — Blue Tyson reviews Escapement [  Powell's  |  Amazon  ] The saros cycle — Fascinating unit of time.... The things you learn reading Gene Wolfe. Earth, observed — Some truly astonishing orbital photography. (Thanks to ... (more) [links] Link salad for a January Saturday
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[links] Link salad for a January Saturday
LakeshoreBlue Tyson reviews Escapement [ Powell's | Amazon ] The saros cycle — Fascinating unit of time. The things you learn reading Gene Wolfe. Earth, observed — Some truly astonishing orbital photography. (Thanks to S—.) Centauri Dreams on interstellar missions from the living room — Remote sensing versus human travel. A manmade satellite with an 8.4 million year orbital life — Per the recent discussion about how ...

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