Title Page
Copyright Notice
Acknowledgments
Epigraph
Part Eleven: The Edge of Orion
One: The Cataclysmic Variable in Canes Venatici
Two: Old, Unhappy, Far-Off Things
Three: The Rule of Ruthless Benevolence
Part Twelve: Absolute Authority
One: An Animate Possession
Two: Astride the Galaxy
Three: Utmost and Everlasting War
Part Thirteen: The Mindfulness
One: War in Heaven
Two: The Enchantress of Eridani
Three: The Throne of Andromeda
Part Fourteen: The Maiden
One: A Small Galaxy Called Le Gentil
Two: Resurrection
Three: Aboard the Little Rock
Four: The Cherub of Virgo Cluster
Part Fifteen: The Eschaton
One: The Five-Billion-Year War
Two: Interior and Ulterior
Three: Horologium Oscillatorium
Four: Count to Infinity
Epilogue: Beyond the Asymptote
Appendices
Appendix A: Orders Ranked by Intellect and Energy Use
Appendix B: Middle-Scale Time Line (By Thousands of Years—Continued)
Appendix C: Large-Scale Time Line (by Millions of Years)
Appendix D: Very-Large-Scale Time Line (by Billions of Years)
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First Edition: December 2017