Great Sky River by Gregory Benford - SF - SFBookcase.com - Reference of Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels/Authors.

Series: Galactic Center
Volume: 3
Genre: SF
ISBN: 0446611557
Pages: 340 pages
Publisher: Warner Aspect
Price: $6.99
Reader Rating: 10 out of 10
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Great Sky River by Gregory Benford

Description: Nearly 100,000 years after first contact with the machines that dominate the universe, only a few hundred humans survive. Trapped on Snowglade, a barren world near the center of the galaxy, Killeen and his child Toby of the Bishop Tribe are primitive scavengers, homeless and hunted by the ruling "mechs." Then suddenly, a strange cosmic entity-neither organic nor cybernetic nor living matter-reaches out from a black hole to speak with Killeen. But can this fallen descendant of starfarers understand this alien being in time-and seize his only chance to save his family and mankind from final annihilation?