SolarisA science fiction novel about a sentient ocean that was the ruling intelligence of Solaris. Its vast mindand enigmatic personality exerted a powerful force on those humans who contacted it. And to Kris Kelvin, a galactic researcher from Earth, it had presented a strange and awesome gift ... |
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