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Giants’ Star

By: James P. Hogan
Narrated by: John Pruden
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Summary

Eons ago, a gentle race of giants fled the planet Minerva, leaving the ancestors of man to fend for themselves. Fifty thousand years ago, Minerva exploded, hurling its moon into an orbit about Earth.

In the 21st century, scientists Victor Hunt and Chris Danchekker, doing research on Ganymede, attract a small band of friendly aliens who are lost in time - and who begin to reveal something of the origin of mankind. Finally, man believed that he comprehended his place in the universe…until he learned of the Watchers in the stars. Now Earth finds itself in the middle of a power struggle between a benevolent alien empire and an offshoot group of upstart humans who hate Earth more than any alien ever could.

©1981 James P. Hogan (P)2013 Blackstone Audiobooks
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“Truly imaginative technology.”—Publishers Weekly

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Giant' Star series is one of the best

Such a lovely refreshing change from some " all doom and gloom " sci-fi books.
Please give us more from James P Hogan

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Will Giants Continue....?

Third book has brought to an end this particular story.... Will it continue?

I would like to think it could. Good yarn, worth the listen.

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Of the same school as Asimov! Excellent

As mentioned in header this series is very reminiscent of Asimov’s later work.
A little dated as there is no knowledge of DNA mapping ….
Just deleted the rest of my review as I realised it would lead to major spoilers…

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First encounter

A good quality story wll told, liked it very much, might be a follow up



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Really good

Really good 3rd in Trilogy. Well read and compelling story. Worth listening to whole series

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