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The Boat of a Million Years
Published 1989 by Tor Books · 470 pages
Hugo · 1990
FinalistNebula · 1990
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12 award entries · 10 books · 0 wins · 1959–1990
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Synopsis
A handful of immortals born throughout human history — a Phoenician sailor, a Chinese alchemist, a Native American woman — survive the centuries in secret, searching for others like themselves. Spanning from ancient times to a distant spacefaring future, the novel chronicles their lonely endurance through wars, plagues, and revolutions as they finally converge in the modern era to face a transformed world.
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