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The Collapsium
Published 2000 by Del Rey · 325 pages
Nebula · 2002
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★ Winner
The Quantum Rose
Catherine Asaro
Finalist
Eternity's End
Jeffrey Carver
Finalist · this book
The Collapsium
Wil McCarthy
Finalist
Mars Crossing
Geoffrey A. Landis
Finalist
Passage
Connie Willis
Finalist
The Tower at Stony Wood
Patricia A. McKillip
Finalist
A Storm of Swords
George R. R. Martin
Finalist
Declare
Tim Powers
Wil McCarthy on these ballots
2 award entries · 2 books · 0 wins · 2002–2007
Synopsis
In a solar system where programmable matter and immortality are commonplace, scientist Bruno de Towaji must repeatedly save civilization from catastrophes involving collapsium — a substance made of tiny black holes. His efforts are complicated by his complicated relationship with the Queen of Sol and his own hermit tendencies.
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Details
- Series
- Queendom of Sol · Book 1
- Author nationality
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780345408563