About This Book
In the Retro Hugo Award–nominated novel that inspired the Syfy miniseries, alien invaders bring peace to Earth—at a grave price: "A first-rate tour de force" ( The New York Times). In the near future, enormous silver spaceships appear without warning over mankind's largest cities. They belong to the...
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5h 42m
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180 WPM
4h 6m
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250 WPM
2h 56m
fast reader
350 WPM
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