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Title: Across the Sea of Suns Title Record # 2478
Author: Gregory Benford
Date: 1984-01-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Nigel Walmsley
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: A human team exploring a planet which emits copies of old radio programs from Earth finds a race of organic beings apparently bioengineered to emit radio signals, but then is attacked by a seemingly dormant ancient alien orbital installation. A few years after this event, Earth becomes mysteriously infested with monstrous sea creatures which attack and destroy any human ships, but also another seemingly friendly species, who appear to be the adults of the destructive creatures, and help a few humans survive both the monsters and the destructive nuclear war that breaks out worldwide. The interstellar probe has now reached another planetary system, where they find signs of life deep in an ocean covered with kilometers of ice, with another ancient alien installation in orbit. A team member with prior experience of alien artifacts on Earth theorizes that an ancient machine intelligence has placed similar weapons around any planet that might develop organic intelligence to destroy it if it appears, the wreckage of one such being what he found on Earth, which allowed humanity to escape destruction; and that the machine aliens reacted to the contact with humans by tracing their origin to Earth and transporting the destructive aliens there. After the alien orbital weapon cripples their vessel, the survivors devise a way to attack and disable it, whereupon they find the original interstellar ship which brought the mechanical aliens to the system, and they resolve to use it to bring the fight to the aliens throughout the galaxy.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1985Translated by Gottfried Feidel
German Durchs Meer der Sonnen
1985Translated by William Desmond First half of the original novel.
French À travers la mer des soleils: tome 1
1985Translated by William Desmond Second half of the original novel.
French À travers la mer des soleils: tome 2
1987Translated by Giampaolo Cossato and Sandro Sandrelli
Italian Attraverso un mare di soli
1989
  • Translated by Vuk Perišić
Serbian Preko mora sunaca [as by Gregori Benford]
2001Translated by William Oliver Desmond & Gilles Goullet
French
À travers la mer des soleils?A travers la mer des soleils
2005Translated by Alexandra Santos Tavares
Portuguese Além do Mar dos Sóis, 1º volume
2005Translated by Alexandra Santos Tavares
Portuguese Além do Mar dos Sóis, 2º volume

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Across the Sea of Suns 1984-01-00 Gregory Benford Timescape Books 0-671-44668-1
$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
400
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Across the Sea of Suns 1984-07-00 Gregory Benford Macdonald 0-356-10225-4
£8.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
399
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Checkmark
Durchs Meer der Sonnen 1985-00-00 Gregory Benford Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4237) 3-453-31225-2
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
478
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
Across the Sea of Suns 1985-01-00 Gregory Benford Timescape Books / SFBC 1814
$7.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
342
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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À travers la mer des soleils: tome 1 1985-08-00 Gregory Benford
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#405)
2-207-30405-1   244
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel
Jean-José Peltriaux?Jean-Jose Peltriaux
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À travers la mer des soleils: tome 2 1985-08-00 Gregory Benford
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#406)
2-207-30406-X   255
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel
Jean-José Peltriaux?Jean-Jose Peltriaux
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Across the Sea of Suns 1985-08-00 Gregory Benford Orbit / Futura 0-7088-8159-9
£2.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
399
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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Across the Sea of Suns 1987-08-00 Gregory Benford Bantam Spectra 0-553-26664-0
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
353+
[17]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Roger Bergendorf Checkmark
Attraverso un mare di soli 1987-10-00 Gregory Benford Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #86) 12 086 CO
Lit 12,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
iii+
396
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel Roy Virgo Checkmark
Preko mora sunaca 1989-00-00 Gregori Benford Prosveta (Kentaur) 86-07-00454-9   392
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel Chriss Foss Checkmark
Across the Sea of Suns 1994-08-00 Gregory Benford Bantam Spectra 0-553-28211-5
$5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
353+
[17]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Dick Dismukes Checkmark
Across the Sea of Suns 1997-09-25 Gregory Benford Vista 0-575-60055-1
£5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
353
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
Across the Sea of Suns 1999-04-01 Gregory Benford Gollancz 0-575-06101-4
£5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
Durchs Meer der Sonnen 2000-12-00 Gregory Benford Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #7028) 3-453-17928-5
DM 17.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
556
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Chris Foss Checkmark
À travers la mer des soleils 2001-03-00 Gregory Benford
Denoël?Denoel
(Lunes d'encre)
2-207-25199-3
F149.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999
540
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel Manchu  
À travers la mer des soleils?A travers la mer des soleils
2003-02-00 Gregory Benford Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7227) 2-253-17277-4
€8.50?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
572
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Manchu  
Across the Sea of Suns 2004-03-00 Gregory Benford Aspect / Warner Books 0-446-61156-5
$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
512
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Don Dixon Checkmark
Across the Sea of Suns 2004-03-00 Gregory Benford Aspect / Warner Books 0-446-61156-5
$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
512
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Don Dixon  
Além do Mar dos Sóis, 1º volume 2005-00-00 Gregory Benford Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #496)      
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
novel  
Além do Mar dos Sóis, 2º volume 2005-00-00 Gregory Benford Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #497)      
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
novel  
Across the Sea of Suns 2007-07-31 Gregory Benford Aspect / Warner Books 978-0-446-50634-2
$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
Across the Sea of Suns 2012-05-01 Gregory Benford Audible Studios  
$21.70?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
novel  
Across the Sea of Suns 2012-10-22 Gregory Benford Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-11816-4
£4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
Across the Sea of Suns 2016-05-10 Gregory Benford Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio 978-1-5113-9953-1
$9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
novel  
Across the Sea of Suns date unknown Gregory Benford Bantam Spectra 0-553-26664-0
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
353+
[17]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Roger Bergendorf Checkmark
Across the Sea of Suns date unknown Gregory Benford Bantam Spectra 0-553-28211-5
$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
353+
[17]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Roger Bergendorf Checkmark
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