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Poseidons wake alastair reynolds geekchocolate books. One hundred and fifty years from now, in a world where africa is the dominant technological and economic power, and where crime, war, disease and poverty have been banished to history, geoffrey akinya wants only one thing. Poseidons wake by alastair reynolds overdrive rakuten. Alastair reynolds is a welsh author best known for his revelation space spaceopera sciencefiction series.
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