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The World at the End of Time
The World at the End of Time
Author: Frederik Pohl
Wan-To was the oldest and must powerful intelligence in the universe, a being who played with star systems as a child plays with marbles. Matter occupied so tiny a part of his vast awareness that humans were utterly beneath his notice. — The colonists of Newmanhome first suffered the effects of Wan-To's games when their planet's stars began to sh...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780345371973
ISBN-10: 0345371976
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 407
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4.1 stars, based on 19 ratings
Publisher: Del Rey
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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An astounding read from one of the best HardcoreSF authors to ever take up a pen. Fantastic in it's scope it is one of the best books I have ever read.
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Amazing book.
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This is my favorite book by Frederik Pohl. It's more modern than his earlier works that dealt with capitalism and advertising. Well, I should be more specific. His earlier SF works were more about the current day issues set in the future. This is a larger-scale story that involves a lot of theoretical technologies and the implications of the effect they may have on society. He fits a lot in there, too. Cryogenic sleep figures prominently. He's also got a lot of stuff about overpopulation, though. It's out of print, so you can only get it second-hand nowadays.

My only complaint is that it finishes as if a second or third book were planned. Pohl probably won't get back to writing those stories, which is a disappointment. I think there's a lot to work with here.
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