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The Gods Themselves
Published 1972 by Doubleday · 288 pages
Hugo · 1973
WinnerNebula · 1973
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Hugo 19736 finalists
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Isaac Asimov on these ballots
6 award entries · 4 books · 3 wins · 1956–1984
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Synopsis
Scientists exchange matter with a parallel universe to create a limitless energy source, but a researcher suspects the process will make the Sun explode. Three linked sections follow scientists on Earth, alien beings in the parallel universe, and colonists on the Moon trying to stop the catastrophe.
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