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Acts of Conscience

William Barton (1997)

SubgenreHard SF
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
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Gaetan du Cheyne was an ordinary and unambitious 26th-century orbital mechanic. Then a miraculous fluke of corporate power suddenly left him the sole owner of a faster-than-light starship, and Gaetan began to marvel on the wonders of the universe. But those dreams die quickly as he sees for himself how man has destroyed the worlds he has touched. He witnesses the slaughter of intelligent alien life, the suppression of entire cultures. And he discovers that ancient beings of unimaginable power have decided to eradicate all of humankind. Gaetan du Cheyne, an ordinary guy, a malcontent and misfit, is about to become the only man who can save the human race. But is it worth saving...?