by Eater (v5)
Arizona Republic
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Gregory Benford
THE STARS IN SHROUD
JUPITER PROJECT
IF THE STARS ARE GODS
(with Gordon Eklund)
FIND THE CHANGELING
(with Gordon Eklund)
SHIVA DESCENDING
(with William Rostler)
TIMESCAPE
AGAINST INFINITY
HEART OF THE COMET
(with David Brin)
A DARKER GEOMETRY
(with Mark O. Martin)
IN ALIEN FLESH
MATTER’S END
FOUNDATION’S FEAR
COSM
DEEP TIME
EATER
THE GALACTIC CENTER SERIES
IN THE OCEAN OF NIGHT
ACROSS THE SEA OF SUNS
GREAT SKY RIVER
TIDES OF LIGHT
FURIOUS GULF
SAILING BRIGHT ETERNITY
Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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Table of Contents
Gregory Benford
Eater
Contents
PART ONE
BURSTER
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2
3
4
5
6
PART TWO
FAST LANE SCIENCE
1
2
3
4
5
PART THREE
A DERANGED GOD
1
2
3
4
5
6
PART FOUR
THE MAGNETIC HOURGLASS
1
2
3
4
5
6
PART FIVE
A THINKING THING
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
PART SIX
ULTIMATA
1
2
PART SEVEN
NO BODY IN A BOX
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3
4
5
6
7
8
PART EIGHT
A HEAVEN OF SORTS
1
2
3
4
5
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AFTERWORD
About the Author
Resounding praise for GREGORY BENFORD and EATER
Books by Gregory Benford
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