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Apes and Angels
- The Star Quest Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
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A wave of death is spreading through the Milky Way galaxy, an expanding sphere of lethal gamma radiation that erupted from the galaxy's core 28,000 years ago. Every world it touched was wiped clean of all life. But it's possible to protect a planet from gamma radiation. Now, guided by the ancient intelligent machines called the Predecessors, men and women from Earth seek out those precious, rare worlds that harbor intelligent species, determined to save them.
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Pacing and Character Sensibility Issues
- By The Meatball on 07-25-21
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Apes and Angels
- The Star Quest Trilogy, Book 2
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Series: Star Quest, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 11-22-16
- Language: English
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