Ventus
by Karl Schroeder
Publisher: Tor Science Fiction 2001
ISBN/ASIN: 0812576357
ISBN-13: 9780812576351
Number of pages: 782
Description:
After terrifying and titanic struggles, a godlike artificial intelligence gone rogue has finally been destroyed. But not before it scattered seeds of itself throughout the galaxy. Ventus is an epic journey across a fascinating planet with two big mysteries -- why have the Winds fallen silent? And is Armiger, or Jordan, carrying a Resurrection Seed?
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