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Priam's Lens

by Jack L. Chalker
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Description

Humans had finally gone to the stars, as the dreamers had always hoped; celestial stretches of the galaxy became the playgrounds of a new spacefaring race. But now these worlds were being taken over by Titans, creatures with unimaginable, godlike powers, supremely indifferent to humanity's survival. There was one chance to stop them. Helena, one of the Titan-dominated planets, concealed an untapped, hundred-year-old weapon—Priam's Lens. Getting to Helena would not be difficult, but activating the lens was another matter. No one had ever returned from a Titan encounter. They simply disappeared—status unknown. Now a small ragtag crew made up of scientists, warriors, a priest, and a stowaway—naval officer Gene Harker—were ready to pit themselves against the greatest power in the universe. With the help of a mad space pirate, they descended upon the deadly planet. They will succeed—or die trying...

What it’s like

ViolenceGraphic
CombatSkirmish-Heavy
HorrorChilling

Details

First published
May 1999
Pages
432
Reading time
About 9 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Del Rey
Language
English
ISBN
9780345402943
Series
Standalone

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