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      Stars in Shroud

      by Gregory Benford
      Published
      Aug 1979
      Main Genre
      Science Fiction Sci-Fi
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      273
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      The first novel by New York Times bestselling author Gregory Benford, "The Stars in Shroud" original story was a Hugo and Nebula nominee.

      The alien Quarn strike suddenly at the heart of Earth's interstellar Empire. Their weapon is a deadly plague—a soul-twisting assault that strips away the veneer of civilization. The psychological illness sends its victims fleeing back a million years to the safety of the ancestral caves.

      No one knew how the Quarn spread the plague. No one knew why they wanted to destroy humanity.

      But Captain Ling Sanjen had thought of a way to stop them…

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      Speculative Fiction

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      Science Fiction

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      First Edition Aug 1979 Berkley ISBN13 9780425041734 ISBN10 0425041735
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      Dec 1984 Tor ISBN13 9780812531817 ISBN10 0812531817
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