Earth is long since dead. On a colony planet, a band of men has gained control of technology, made themselves immortal, and now rule their world as the gods of the Hindu pantheon. Only one dares oppose them: he who was once Siddhartha and is now...
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Автор: Симмонс Дэн
Серия: Hyperion Cantos #5
Язык: английский
Год: 1999
Статус: Закончена
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