The Ring of Charon
1990 novel by Roger MacBride Allen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Ring of Charon is a science fiction book by American writer Roger MacBride Allen, first published in 1990 by Tor Books. It is the first in a series of three (although the third book has yet to be published) books under the name of The Hunted Earth.[1][2]
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Author | Roger MacBride Allen |
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Cover artist | Boris Vallejo |
Language | English |
Series | The Hunted Earth |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | 1990 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 512 pp |
ISBN | 978-0-8125-3014-8 |
OCLC | 22873695 |
LC Class | CPB Box no. 2577 vol. 19 |
Followed by | The Shattered Sphere |
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The story unfolds as an unknown alien race captures Earth with the use of a controlled wormhole, which was triggered accidentally by artificial gravity experiments issued from a human outpost in space. The story follows all three viewpoints: the Earth, the Solar System (sans Earth) and the alien race (Charonians).