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I was so close that I went ahead and finished it the other day (Wednesday afton, my time). Seemed a little rushed at the very end, but interesting.
Got to thinking about the Encroachment ... and how thick a nebula would have to be to have a really adverse effect should the Solar System fly into one....
So where is everyone else? Let's RUMBLE! 
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| Posted: Fri May 08, 09 2:57 am |
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I would not think that it would have to be too dense. Even if a all the material in it is particulate, which it wont be, it would probably be enough to affect the sun, cut off radiation from it, heat the atmosphere upon entry, etc. We are probably talking about something orders of magnitude wider than the solar system, or else it would just pass by.
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| Posted: Fri May 08, 09 8:44 am |
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I finished it a week and a half ago. can't say I understood it all... I'd have to re-read to get the whole story I think.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 09 12:03 am |
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Sorry to post the kind of message that evryone hates, but ...
The title is misspelling the author's name. It's *Iain* M. Banks .
HBJ
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